Florida Gators

Prior to Florida Hocke (Pronounced: "Hockey") spent all four seasons (2018-21) at Louisiana with Napier, which included four straight Sun Belt West Division titles, a share of the Sun Belt title in 2020 and 2021 Sun Belt Conference Champions.

Prior to Louisiana, Hocke spent the 2017 season at Texas A&M where he served as the Football Strength and Conditioning.

Prior to Texas A&M, Hocke spent one season as the co-associate head football strength and conditioning coach at Florida State where he served under head football coach Jimbo Fisher and strength coach Vic Viloria. The Seminoles won the final five games of the 2016 season on their way to a 10-3 record that included a 33-32 win over Michigan in the Orange Bowl.

He also served as the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Georgia in 2015, where he directed a 15-person staff that trained a pair of All-SEC honorees in offensive lineman as the Bulldogs finished the year with a 10-3 record, which included a win over Penn State in the Gator Bowl.
 
Hocke began his collegiate coaching career at the University of Alabama in 2009 spending six seasons on head coach Nick Saban's staff and was with Napier in Tuscaloosa during the 2011 and 2014-15 seasons. He helped coach three teams that won BCS National Championships (2009, 2012, 2013) and trained over 35 players that signed NFL contracts, including 10 first-round NFL Draft picks. The New Orleans native also headed the offseason Player Leadership Council.

Overall, Hocke has worked with more the 60 players who have been selected in the NFL Draft including top-five picks Julio Jones (2011 NFL Draft), Trent Richardson (2012 NFL Draft) and Amari Cooper (2015 NFL Draft).

Hocke’s first coaching job was at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, La., where he served as a position coach (wide receivers, running backs and defensive backs) and oversaw the team’s strength and conditioning from 2003-2008.

His certifications include CSCCC Certified, FMS Screen Certified as well as USA Weightlifting Level 1 Sports Performance Coach Certified.

Hocke is a native of New Orleans. He and his wife Katherine have two children, Palmer and Hartman.

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MARK HOCKE COACHING HISTORY
Year	School, Position
2022-Present	Florida, Associate Head Coach/Director of Football Strength and Conditioning
2018-2021	Louisiana, Director of Strength and Conditioning (Football)
2017	Texas A&M, Football Strength and Conditioning Coach
2016	Florida State, Co-Associate Head Football Strength and Conditioning coach
2015	Georgia, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
2009-2014	Alabama, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
2003-2008	Jesuit High School, Wide Receivers Coach and Defensive Backs Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach

 

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NFL PLAYERS DRAFTED UNDER HOCKE
Name	Team	Rnd.	Pos.	College	Draft Year
Percy Butler	Washington Commanders	Round 4, Pick 8, 113 Overall	S	Louisiana	2022
Max Mitchell	New York Jets	Round 4, Pick 6, 111 Overall	T	Louisiana	2022
Elijah Mitchell	San Francisco 49ers	Round 6, Pick 10, 194 Overall	RB	Louisiana	2021
Robert Hunt	Miami Dolphins	Round 2, Pick 7, 39 Overall	T	Louisiana	2020
Kevin Dotson	Pittsburgh Steelers	Round 4, Pick 29, 135 Overall	G	Louisiana	2020
Raymond Calais	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Round 7, Pick 31, 188 Overall	RB	Louisiana	2020
Michael Clemons	New York Jets	Round 4, Pick 12, 117 Overall	DL	Texas A&M	2022
Kellen Mond	Minnesota Vikings	Round 3, Pick 3, 66 Overall	QB	Texas A&M	2021
Dan Moore Jr.	Pittsburgh Steelers	Round 4, Pick 23, 128 Overall	T	Texas A&M	2021
Buddy Johnson	Pittsburgh Steelers	Round 4, Pick 35, 140 Overall	LB	Texas A&M	2021
Justin Madubuike	Baltimore Ravens	Round 3, Pick 7, 71 Overall	DT	Texas A&M	2020
Braden Mann	New York Jets	Round 6, Pick 12, 191 Overall	P	Texas A&M	2020
Erik McCoy	New Orleans Saints	Round 2, Pick 16, 48 Overall	C	Texas A&M	2019
Kingsley Keke	Green Bay Packers	Round 5, Pick 12, 150 Overall	DE	Texas A&M	2019
Daylon Mack	Baltimore Ravens	Round 5, Pick 22, 160 Overall	DT	Texas A&M	2019
Trayveon Williams	Cincinnati Bengals	Round 6, Pick 9, 182 Overall	RB	Texas A&M	2019
Donovan Wilson	Dallas Cowboys	Round 6, Pick 41, 213 Overall	S	Texas A&M	2019
Cullen Gillaspia	Houston Texans	Round 7, Pick 6, 220 Overall	RB	Texas A&M	2019
Christian Kirk	Arizona Cardinals	Round 2, Pick 15, 47 Overall	WR	Texas A&M	2018
Armani Watts	Kansas City Chiefs	Round 4, Pick 24, 124 Overall	S	Texas A&M	2018
Damion Ratley	Cleveland Browns	Round 6, Pick 1, 175 Overall	WR	Texas A&M	2018
Auden Tate	Cincinnati Bengals	Round 7, Pick 35, 253 Overall	WR	Florida State	2018
Dalvin Cook	Minnesota Vikings	Round 2, Pick 9, 41 Overall	RB	Florida State	2017
DeMarcus Walker	Denver Broncos	Round 2, Pick 19, 51 Overall	DE	Florida State	2017
Roderick Johnson	Cleveland Browns	Round 5, Pick 16, 160 Overall	T	Florida State	2017
Marquez White	Dallas Cowboys	Round 6, Pick 33, 216 Overall	CB	Florida State	2017
Tae Crowder	New York Giants	Round 7, Pick 41, 255 Overall	LB	Georgia	2020
DeAndre Baker	New York Giants	Round 1, Pick 30, 30 Overall	CB	Georgia	2019
D’Andre Walker	Tennessee Titans	Round 5, Pick 30, 168 Overall	LB	Georgia	2019
Lamont Gaillard	Arizona Cardinals	Round 6, Pick 6, 179 Overall	C	Georgia	2019
Terry Godwin	Carolina Panthers	Round 7, Pick 23, 237 Overall	WR	Georgia	2019
Isaiah Wynn	New England Patriots	Round 1, Pick 23, 23 Overall	T	Georgia	2018
Sony Michel	New England Patriots	Round 1, Pick 31, 31 Overall	RB	Georgia	2018
Nick Chubb	Cleveland Browns	Round 2, Pick 3, 35 Overall	RB	Georgia	2018
Lorenzo Carter	New York Giants	Round 3, Pick 2, 66 Overall	LB	Georgia	2018
Isaiah McKenzie	Denver Broncos	Round 5, Pick 29, 172 Overall	WR	Georgia	2017
Leonard Floyd	Chicago Bears	Round 1, Pick 9, 9 Overall	LB	Georgia	2016
Jordan Jenkins	New York Jets	Round 3, Pick 20, 83 Overall	LB	Georgia	2016
Malcolm Mitchell	New England Patriots	Round 4, Pick 14, 112 Overall	WR	Georgia	2016
John Theus	San Francisco 49ers	Round 5, Pick 6, 145 Overall	T	Georgia	2016
Keith Marshall	Washington Redskins	Round 7, Pick 21, 242 Overall	RB	Georgia	2016
Anthony Averett	Baltimore Ravens	Round 4, Pick 18, 118 Overall	CB	Alabama	2018
Marlon Humphrey	Baltimore Ravens	Round 1, Pick 16, 16 Overall	CB	Alabama	2017
ArDarius Stewart	New York Jets	Round 3, Pick 15, 79 Overall	WR	Alabama	2017
Eddie Jackson	Chicago Bears	Round 4, Pick 5, 112 Overall	S	Alabama	2017
Derrick Henry	Tennessee Titans	Round 2, Pick 14, 45 Overall	RB	Alabama	2016
Cyrus Jones	New England Patriots	Round 2, Pick 29, 60 Overall	CB	Alabama	2016
Kenyan Drake	Miami Dolphins	Round 3, Pick 10, 73 Overall	RB	Alabama	2016
Amari Cooper	Oakland Raiders	Round 1, Pick 4, 4 Overall	WR	Alabama	2015
Landon Collins	New York Giants	Round 2, Pick 1, 33 Overall	S	Alabama	2015
T.J. Yeldon	Jacksonville Jaguars	Round 2, Pick 4, 36 Overall	RB	Alabama	2015
Jalston Fowler	Tennessee Titans	Round 4, Pick 9, 108 Overall	RB	Alabama	2015
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	Green Bay Packers	Round 1, Pick 21, 21 Overall	S	Alabama	2014
Kevin Norwood	Seattle Seahawks	Round 4, Pick 23, 123 Overall	WR	Alabama	2014
Vinnie Sunseri	New Orleans Saints	Round 5, Pick 27, 167 Overall	S	Alabama	2014
Dee Milliner	New York Jets	Round 1, Pick 9, 9 Overall	CB	Alabama	2013
Eddie Lacy	Green Bay Packers	Round 2, Pick 29, 61 Overall	RB	Alabama	2013
Trent Richardson	Cleveland Browns	Round 1, Pick 3, 3 Overall	RB	Alabama	2012
Mark Barron	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Round 1, Pick 7, 7 Overall	S	Alabama	2012
Dre Kirkpatrick	Cincinnati Bengals	Round 1, Pick 17, 17 Overall	CB	Alabama	2012
DeQuan Menzie	Kansas City Chiefs	Round 5, Pick 11, 146 Overall	CB	Alabama	2012
Brad Smelley	Cleveland Browns	Round 7, Pick 40, 247 Overall	RB	Alabama	2012
Julio Jones	Atlanta Falcons	Round 1, Pick 6, 6 Overall	WR	Alabama	2011
Mark Ingram II	New Orleans Saints	Round 1, Pick 28, 28 Overall	RB	Alabama	2011
Kareem Jackson	Houston Texans	Round 1, Pick 20, 20 Overall	CB	Alabama	2010
Javier Arenas	Kansas City Chiefs	Round 2, Pick 18, 50 Overall	CB	Alabama	2010
Marquis Johnson	St. Louis Rams	Round 7, Pick 4, 211 Overall	CB	Alabama	2010