Jeff Hafley

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Jeff Hafley
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBoston College
ConferenceACC
Record9–5
Annual salary$3 million [1]
Biographical details
Born (1979-04-04) April 4, 1979 (age 42)
Montvale, New Jersey[2]
Playing career
1997–2000Siena
Position(s)Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001WPI (RB)
2002–2003Albany (defensive assistant)
2004–2005Albany (secondary)
2006–2007Pittsburgh (defensive assistant)
2008–2010Pittsburgh (secondary)
2011Rutgers (secondary)
2012Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Assistant secondary)
2013Tampa Bay Buccaneers (secondary)
2014–2015Cleveland Browns (secondary)
2016–2018San Francisco 49ers (DB)
2019Ohio State (co-DC/secondary)
2020–presentBoston College
Head coaching record
Overall9–5

Jeff Hafley (born April 4, 1979) is an American football coach who is the head coach of Boston College.[3][4]

Raised in Montvale, New Jersey, Hafley played prep football at Pascack Hills High School.[5]

Hafley was a four-year letterman (1997–2000) as a wide receiver on the Siena Saints football team and graduated in 2001 from Siena College with a bachelor's degree in history. He earned a master's degree from the University at Albany, SUNY in 2003.[6]

Coaching[]

Before entering the NFL ranks, Hafley spent 11 years on the collegiate sidelines with coaching stints at Worcester Polytechnic (2001), Albany (2002–05), Pittsburgh (2006–10) and Rutgers (2011). While at Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights were the ninth-ranked passing defense in the country and Duron Harmon earned first-team All-Big East honors and Logan Ryan received second-team accolades. Both Harmon and Ryan were drafted by and played for the New England Patriots.[7]

In 2012, Hafley made his NFL coaching debut with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He joined the Bucs as assistant defensive backs coach and spent 2013 as the secondary coach/safeties. In 2013, Hafley oversaw a unit which helped Tampa Bay finish tied for third in the NFL with 21 interceptions.[citation needed] On January 27, 2014, Hafley was hired by the Cleveland Browns to coach the secondary. Hafley would remain in this role for 2 seasons (2014–15), before being relieved of his duties due to a coaching overhaul.[citation needed] On January 24, 2016, Hafley was hired by San Francisco 49ers' new head coach Chip Kelly to coach the defensive backs.[8] In 2019, he was hired to be the co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State. Hafley quickly established himself as one of the best recruiters in the country, being ranked ninth overall recruiter for the 2020 class by 247Sports.com.[9] On December 13, 2019, he was hired to be the head coach at Boston College after the firing of Steve Addazio.[10]

Head coaching record[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2020–present)
2020 Boston College 6–5 5–5 T–6th
2021 Boston College 3–0 0–0
Boston College: 9–5 5–5
Total: 9–5

Personal life[]

Hafley is the father of two daughters, Hope (born 2016) and Leah (born 2019).[11]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.si.com/college/tmg/mark-blaudschun/a-jersey-guy-bc-hires-osu-s-jeff-hafley
  2. ^ Friedman, Jackie. "New Rutgers assistant coach Jeff Hafley eager to start bringing Jersey talent to football program", The Star-Ledger, December 23, 2010. Accessed February 8, 2016. "Jeff Hafley is coming home — and hoping to keep some of New Jersey's best talent here with him. The 31-year-old Montvale native who has served as a coach at Pittsburgh for the last five seasons is joining Greg Schiano's staff at Rutgers."
  3. ^ https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/01/07/ohio-state-confirms-greg-mattison-san-francisco-49ers-dbs-coach-jeff-hafley-will-serve-as-co-dcs/
  4. ^ https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/college/osu/jeff-hafley-greg-mattison-named-ohio-state-co-defensive-coordinators/95-d301a371-0d9d-49ec-83aa-d24c13eb8bcb
  5. ^ Tartaglia, Greg. "Jeff Hafley, a Bergen County native, starts new journey as Boston College football coach", The Record, February 4, 2020. Accessed August 31, 2021. "Hafley, who grew up in Montvale, played JV football for Dunn before moving up to varsity. He spent time at quarterback, receiver and safety for a Pascack Hills team that went from 0-9 his junior year to 7-2 his senior season."
  6. ^ https://bceagles.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jeff-hafley/786
  7. ^ "Cleveland Browns: Jeff Hafley". www.clevelandbrowns.com.
  8. ^ David Fucillo (January 25, 2016). "49ers hire Browns secondary coach Jeff Hafley for same role, per Alex Marvez". Niners Nation.
  9. ^ "Jeff Hafley is the 247Sports Defensive Coordinator of the Year". 247Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "BC names Ohio State assistant Hafley new coach". ESPN.com. December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  11. ^ "First-year college football coaches facing 'extreme challenges' in wake of coronavirus pandemic". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

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