Jeff Hafley

Jeffrey Michael Hafley (born April 4, 1979) is an American professional football coach and former wide receiver who is the head coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head coach at Boston College from 2020 to 2023. He played college football at Siena University from 1997 to 2000. Hafley was born in Montvale, New Jersey. He prepped at Pascack Hills High School in Montvale. After graduation from high school in 1997, Hafley enrolled at Siena University and played wide receiver for the Saints, lettering for four seasons. From 2001 to 2011, Hafley began his coaching career as an assistant with WPI (2001), Albany (2002–2005), Pittsburgh (2006–2010) and Rutgers (2011) in a variety of roles, finding himself now on the defensive side of the ball. He began his NFL coaching career in 2012 as an assistant defensive backs coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before being promoted to defensive backs coach the following season. He took the same role with the Cleveland Browns (2014–2015) and the San Francisco 49ers (2016–2018) before taking on his first defensive coordinator role with Ohio State in 2019. On December 13, 2019, Hafley was announced as the head football coach for Boston College. He led the Eagles to two bowl games across four seasons, only participating in one due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hafley was 22–26 over his career with the Eagles. Coming off his team's first winning season, he elected to take a position as the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers, where he served until 2025. On January 19, 2026, Hafley was named the 12th head coach of the Miami Dolphins.