Biography
Zac Woodfin is in his first season with the Titans as director of sports performance. He arrived in Tennessee with 18 years of experience in the strength and conditioning field.
Prior to joining the Titans, Woodfin served two years for the United States Football League and United Football League (2022-23) as the director of player performance and wellness, overseeing the league's athletic performance training staff.
Prior to his time with the USFL/UFL, Woodfin was the director of athletic performance at the University of Missouri (2020-21), the University of Kansas (2017-19) and the University of Southern Mississippi (2015-16).
Near the end of his time at Southern Miss, Woodfin was named interim director of athletics while the university conducted a search for its permanent director. During that time, Woodfin handled the Golden Eagle football strength and conditioning needs and also oversaw the other 15 Southern Miss sports.
In 2014, Woodfin served as the head strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater, the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He won FootballScoop's Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year award while helping the Blazers improve from 2-10 in 2013 to 6-6 in 2014.
From 2011 to 2013, he received his first NFL coaching experience as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Green Bay Packers.
A native of Prattville, Ala., Woodfin played linebacker at UAB and became the football program's all-time leading tackler (372 career tackles). He entered the NFL in 2005 as a rookie free agent with the Packers and also spent time with the New Orleans Saints (2005), Baltimore Ravens (2005-06) and Houston Texans (2007). He also played in NFL Europe for the Frankfurt Galaxy (2007). Woodfin started at linebacker for the Galaxy and helped lead the team to the 2007 World Bowl.
In 2006, he got his start in the strength and conditioning field as an intern at UAB and then worked as a volunteer at the University of Alabama (2007) before becoming a performance specialist for three years at Athletes' Performance (2007-10), based in Los Angeles. While with Athletes Performance, he worked with many clients who played for various organizations in the NFL, NBA and MLB, as well as Olympic athletes.
Woodfin graduated from UAB in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science and a concentration in fitness leadership. He is certified by the NSCA and USAW.
He and his wife, Fawn, have a son, Valor, and a daughter, Violet.
ZAC WOODFIN'S COACHING TIMELINE
2024: Director of Sports Performance – Tennessee Titans
2022-23: Director of Player Performance and Wellness – USFL/UFL
2020-21: Director of Athletic Performance – University of Missouri
2017-19: Director of Athletic Performance – University of Kansas
2015-16: Director of Athletic Performance – University of Southern Mississippi
2014: Head Strength and Conditioning Coach – University of Alabama at Birmingham
2011-13: Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach – Green Bay Packers
2007-10: Performance Specialist – Athletes' Performance
2007: Strength and Conditioning Volunteer – University of Alabama
2006: Strength and Conditioning Intern – University of Alabama at Birmingham
ZAC WOODFIN'S NFL PLAYING TIMELINE
2007: Linebacker – Houston Texans, Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)
2006: Linebacker – Baltimore Ravens
2005: Linebacker – Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens