Rocky McIntosh

Roger A. "Rocky" McIntosh Jr. (born November 15, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.

Roger "Rock" McIntosh grew up in a military family. Rock moved to Ft. Campbell, KY in the 8th grade. Him and another student were the only ones that played basketball for the high school freshman team while in the 8th grade. Rock was always very athletic and flourished in any sport he played. McIntosh went to Ft. Campbell High School and moved to Gaffney during the 10th grade. McIntosh attended and played high school football at Gaffney High School in Gaffney, South Carolina. During his senior season, he was rated the No. 15 linebacker in the nation and earned All-American honors by SuperPrep. He was named to the All-South Second Team and was listed as the No. 56 overall player in the South by BorderWars.com. After the season, McIntosh was named to the South Carolina Shrine Bowl team.

While in high school, McIntosh had a 3.0 grade-point average.

McIntosh committed to Clemson University after his junior season, but he re-opened his recruitment after the NCAA investigated whether a Clemson booster had given him and other teammates improper benefits. McIntosh eventually attended the University of Miami, after also receiving offers from the University of Tennessee and Florida State University. He played in 46 games (starting 26) for the Hurricanes and finished with 266 tackles and nine sacks.

McIntosh graduated with a degree in criminology.

Rocky later attended and obtained his MBA from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., while still playing in the NFL.

After being redshirted in 2001, McIntosh started six games at strongside linebacker as a freshman. He played his first college game on August 31, 2002, in a win over Florida A&M University. On September 21, 2002, he started a college game for the first time and recorded four tackles (three solo) and two stops for losses in the win over Boston College. McIntosh had a season-high ten tackles (six solo) and a tackle for a loss in the win at the West Virginia University. On January 3, 2003, he played in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl (the 2002 BCS National Championship Game, as part of the Bowl Championship Series) and recorded eight tackles (two solo), including two for losses. The Hurricanes lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes 31–24 in double overtime. In his first season, McIntosh recorded 43 tackles (24 solo), eight tackles for a loss, one forced fumble and two pass break ups.

During his sophomore season, McIntosh was limited by a knee injury that slowed him throughout preseason practices. He underwent arthroscopic surgery and missed the first game against Louisiana Tech. On November 15, 2003, he made a season-high eight tackles (five solo) in the win over Syracuse University. On January 1, 2004, he played in the 2004 Orange Bowl, where the Hurricanes won over the Florida State Seminoles. McIntosh played in 12 games and made 23 tackles (16 solo), including one for a loss of three yards and one pass break up.