Tracy Rocker Tracy Quinton Rocker ( born April 9 , 1966 ) is an American football defensive line coach for the Georgia Bulldogs . He is a former professional football player , first drafted into the National Football League in 1989 by the Washington Redskins . Playing career . Rocker played high school football at Fulton High School in Atlanta , which later merged with Walter F . George High School to become South Atlanta High School . College . In 1988 , Rocker won both the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy , the first SEC player to do so . He played defensive tackle for Auburn University . An Auburn great , Rocker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame by the National Football Foundation in December 2004 in New York City , and was inducted into Alabama ’ s state Sports Hall of Fame in the summer of 2005 . A two - time All - American and a three - time All - SEC selection as a player at Auburn , Rocker was named SEC Player of the Year during his senior season . He finished his career with 354 tackles , including 21 quarterback sacks and 48 tackles for loss . During his tenure , Auburn won a pair of league titles , and Rocker was voted to the school ’ s Team of the Century in 1993 . Professional . Rocker was selected in the third round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins and was selected to the NFL All - Rookie team in 1990 . However , after playing only two seasons in the NFL with the Redskins , he concluded his playing career with a one - year stint with the Orlando Thunder in the World League of American Football . Coaching career . Rocker returned to Auburn to complete his undergraduate degree in 1992 and began his coaching career with the Auburn High School Tigers the same year . After serving two seasons as defensive coordinator at the school , he spent three years as a defensive line coach at West Alabama ( 1994 - 96 ) . Prior to his stint at Cincinnati , Rocker spent five seasons as the defensive line coach at Troy State University in Troy , Alabama . While at TSU , three of his players received Division I - AA All - America honors , including Al Lucas , who earned the 1999 Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in Division I - AA . A total of 13 TSU players garnered all - conference accolades under Rocker , while five players went on to sign NFL contracts , including Marcus Spriggs , who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round in 1999 . Rocker joined Houston Nutt ' s staff at Arkansas after one year at Cincinnati where he helped the Bearcats win a share of the 2002 Conference USA title . Rocker spent five years as the defensive line coach of the Razorbacks . His 2006 line ranked No . 4 in the SEC and 33rd in the nation in rushing defense , holding opponents to 114 . 57 yards per game . Arkansas also ranked first in the SEC and No . 21 nationally in tackles for loss with 6 . 93 . When Houston Nutt went to Ole Miss before the 2008 season , Rocker joined his Rebels staff . In January 2009 , Rocker left Ole Miss to coach the defensive line at his alma mater , Auburn University . He was hired to be the defensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans in February 2011 . Rocker ' s only previous NFL experience as a coach was as a participant in the NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship Program , working with the Indianapolis Colts in 2001 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006 . In January 2014 , Rocker was let go by the Titans and was hired to be the defensive line coach for the Georgia Bulldogs . He currently coaches the Defensive Line and the " Will " OLB who typically rush the passer . Players coached . In his first season with the Razorbacks , UA ’ s 2003 defensive line helped the Hogs finish fifth in the SEC in total defense , allowing 344 . 0 yards per game . In 2004 , Rocker coached first - team All - SEC end Jeb Huckeba , who produced 56 tackles , 13 tackles for loss and 6 . 5 sacks . Huckeba was as selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft . Rocker ’ s 2005 unit tied for second in the SEC with 29 sacks and was fourth in rushing defense behind Jackson , who earned second - team All - SEC honors after finishing fourth on the team with 74 tackles . Under Rocker ’ s guidance , Jamaal Anderson was the premier pass rusher in the SEC in 2006 with 14 sacks for 100 yards and 20 . 5 tackles for loss . The honorable mention All - American ranked third nationally in sacks per game with 1 . 0 , while his 20 . 5 TFL ranked 12th . Anderson also notched 65 tackles and a team - best 26 quarterback hurries . Anderson was selected as the eighth pick of the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft , while fellow Razorback defensive lineman Keith Jackson was taken in the seventh round . In 2010 , Rocker coached 2010 Lombardi Award winner , AP All - American defensive lineman , and AP SEC defensive player of the year Nick Fairley , as well as AP second - team All - SEC defensive lineman Antoine Carter . Fairley led the SEC with 21 tackles for loss and was second in the SEC with 10 . 5 sacks . Rocker was a member of the Auburn staff which won the 2011 BCS National Championship Game . Personal life . A native of Atlanta , Rocker and his wife , Lalitha , have a son , Kumar .