Jeff Hafley
Jeff Hafley (born April 4, 1979) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of Boston College.[2][3] 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.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Boston College |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 4, 1979 Montvale, New Jersey[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | Siena |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001 | WPI (RB) |
| 2002–2003 | Albany (defensive assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Albany (secondary) |
| 2006–2007 | Pittsburgh (defensive assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Pittsburgh (secondary) |
| 2011 | Rutgers (secondary) |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Assistant secondary) |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (secondary) |
| 2014–2015 | Cleveland Browns (secondary) |
| 2016–2018 | San Francisco 49ers (DB) |
| 2019 | Ohio State (co-DC/secondary) |
| 2020–present | Boston College |
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.[4]
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. 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. On January 24, 2016, Hafley was hired by San Francisco 49ers' new head coach Chip Kelly to coach the defensive backs.[5] 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.[6] On December 13, 2019, he was hired to be the head coach at Boston College after the firing of Steve Addazio.[7]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Boston College | 0–0 | 0–0 | (Atlantic) | |||||
| Boston College: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 | ||||||||
Personal life
Hafley is the father of two daughters, Hope (born 2016) and Leah (born 2019).[8]
References
- 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."
- https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/01/07/ohio-state-confirms-greg-mattison-san-francisco-49ers-dbs-coach-jeff-hafley-will-serve-as-co-dcs/
- https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/college/osu/jeff-hafley-greg-mattison-named-ohio-state-co-defensive-coordinators/95-d301a371-0d9d-49ec-83aa-d24c13eb8bcb
- "Cleveland Browns: Jeff Hafley". www.clevelandbrowns.com.
- David Fucillo (January 25, 2016). "49ers hire Browns secondary coach Jeff Hafley for same role, per Alex Marvez". Niners Nation.
- "Jeff Hafley is the 247Sports Defensive Coordinator of the Year". 247Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- "BC names Ohio State assistant Hafley new coach". ESPN.com. December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- "First-year college football coaches facing 'extreme challenges' in wake of coronavirus pandemic". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 31, 2020.