Football
Dailey, Joe
Joe Dailey
- Title:
- Wide Receivers
- Email:
- daileyjg@bc.edu
- Phone:
- 552-3010
Joe Dailey begins his second season as the program’s wide receivers coach. A former standout quarterback at Nebraska and North Carolina, Dailey is one of the bright offensive minds in college football.
In Dailey’s first season in Chestnut Hill, BC’s wide receivers were one of the most improved units in the entire nation.
Sophomore wide receiver Zay Flowers was just the second Boston College All-ACC first-team wide receiver in school history, joining Alex Amidon (2012).
Flowers collected All-ACC honors after one of the most productive seasons by a wide receiver in Boston College history. The Fort Lauderdale native was 18th nationally and second in the ACC with 892 yards receiving. He ranked 26th nationally with 56 receptions and tied for 12th nationally with nine touchdown receptions.
BC was 24th nationally in passing offense, averaging 284.2 yards per game.
Despite losing leading receiver Kobay White in the preseason due to injury, Dailey oversaw a unit that featured four players who recorded new career bests in receptions as Flowers, Jaelen Gill, CJ Lewis and Jehlani Galloway all caught 15 or more passes.
The New Jersey native came to Boston College after serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at New Mexico in 2019.
Prior to New Mexico, Dailey spent seven seasons on staff at Liberty.
At Liberty, he was on Turner Gill's staff since 2012, first serving as quarterbacks coach before becoming the offensive coordinator in 2014. In 2018 Liberty ranked 34th nationally in points per game, averaging 33.3 points per game.
The Flames ranked 46th in yards per game at 422.9, including 261.5 yards per game in the air, good for 33rd nationally. Liberty quarterback Buckshot Calvert was 25th nationally in yards per game at 255.7, throwing for 3,068 yards for the year. The Flames also had a 1,000-yard receiver in Antonio Gandy-Golden, who caught 71 passes for 1,037 yards.
Dailey tutored Liberty quarterback Josh Woodrum, who was one of just 22 FCS players invited to the 2016 NFL Combine, eventually going 25-for-36 in the preseason with 321 yards and four touchdowns. Over his seven seasons with Liberty, the Flames won four league titles, advanced to the FCS Playoffs once and never had a losing season.
After his first season with Liberty, Dailey was invited to attend and participate in the NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy. The organization provides an opportunity for current and former NFL players who are looking to continue their careers on the football sidelines to learn leadership, management, and administrative skills from football coaches at all levels.
Dailey got his start in coaching at the University at Buffalo, where he served as an offensive graduate assistant in 2008 before becoming tight ends coach in 2009, both seasons under Gill. In 2008, the Bulls captured their first Mid-American Conference title, finishing 8-6 and playing in the 2009 International Bowl in Toronto. In both of his seasons with Buffalo, the Bulls ranked in the top 40 in offense.
Dailey then moved to Kansas for a year, where he served as recruiting coordinator before serving as quarterbacks coach at Bethune-Cookman.
Dailey, one of the nation's most sought-after run-pass high school quarterbacks, started his collegiate career at Nebraska. As a sophomore at Nebraska, Dailey established new quarterbacking standards. In Nebraska's matchup against Colorado, he became the first quarterback in program history to throw 300 yards in a game and set a single-game passing record with 342 yards in a 59-27 victory over Baylor.
After starting all 11 games in 2004, Dailey finished the season with 2,025 passing yards, the third-best season passing mark in Nebraska history. Dailey was a team captain as a sophomore, as well as a two-time member of the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team.
Dailey transferred to North Carolina where he finished the last two years of his playing career. In 2006, he started seven games as quarterback and led the program with 1,316 passing yards and seven touchdowns. The following year, Dailey finished his Tar Heel days as a starting wide receiver.
Dailey completed his collegiate playing career by throwing for 3,458 yards and 26 touchdowns while completing 52.7 percent of his pass attempts (274-of-520).
A native of Freehold, N.J., Dailey and his wife Carrie have four children, Stella, Noah, Myles and Tyson.
The Dailey File
Birthday: November 19, 1983
Hometown: Freehold, N.J.
Alma Mater: North Carolina, 2007
Degrees: African-American Studies, 2007; M.A., Executive Leadership, 2014 (Liberty)
Family: Wife: Carrie; Children: Stella, Noah, Myles and Tyson
Coaching Career
2020-present: Boston College (Wide Receivers)
2019: New Mexico (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2014-18: Liberty (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2012-13: Liberty (Quarterbacks)
2011: Bethune-Cookman (Quarterbacks)
2010: Kansas (Recruiting Coordinator)
2008-09: Buffalo (Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends)
In Dailey’s first season in Chestnut Hill, BC’s wide receivers were one of the most improved units in the entire nation.
Sophomore wide receiver Zay Flowers was just the second Boston College All-ACC first-team wide receiver in school history, joining Alex Amidon (2012).
Flowers collected All-ACC honors after one of the most productive seasons by a wide receiver in Boston College history. The Fort Lauderdale native was 18th nationally and second in the ACC with 892 yards receiving. He ranked 26th nationally with 56 receptions and tied for 12th nationally with nine touchdown receptions.
BC was 24th nationally in passing offense, averaging 284.2 yards per game.
Despite losing leading receiver Kobay White in the preseason due to injury, Dailey oversaw a unit that featured four players who recorded new career bests in receptions as Flowers, Jaelen Gill, CJ Lewis and Jehlani Galloway all caught 15 or more passes.
The New Jersey native came to Boston College after serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at New Mexico in 2019.
Prior to New Mexico, Dailey spent seven seasons on staff at Liberty.
At Liberty, he was on Turner Gill's staff since 2012, first serving as quarterbacks coach before becoming the offensive coordinator in 2014. In 2018 Liberty ranked 34th nationally in points per game, averaging 33.3 points per game.
The Flames ranked 46th in yards per game at 422.9, including 261.5 yards per game in the air, good for 33rd nationally. Liberty quarterback Buckshot Calvert was 25th nationally in yards per game at 255.7, throwing for 3,068 yards for the year. The Flames also had a 1,000-yard receiver in Antonio Gandy-Golden, who caught 71 passes for 1,037 yards.
Dailey tutored Liberty quarterback Josh Woodrum, who was one of just 22 FCS players invited to the 2016 NFL Combine, eventually going 25-for-36 in the preseason with 321 yards and four touchdowns. Over his seven seasons with Liberty, the Flames won four league titles, advanced to the FCS Playoffs once and never had a losing season.
After his first season with Liberty, Dailey was invited to attend and participate in the NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy. The organization provides an opportunity for current and former NFL players who are looking to continue their careers on the football sidelines to learn leadership, management, and administrative skills from football coaches at all levels.
Dailey got his start in coaching at the University at Buffalo, where he served as an offensive graduate assistant in 2008 before becoming tight ends coach in 2009, both seasons under Gill. In 2008, the Bulls captured their first Mid-American Conference title, finishing 8-6 and playing in the 2009 International Bowl in Toronto. In both of his seasons with Buffalo, the Bulls ranked in the top 40 in offense.
Dailey then moved to Kansas for a year, where he served as recruiting coordinator before serving as quarterbacks coach at Bethune-Cookman.
Dailey, one of the nation's most sought-after run-pass high school quarterbacks, started his collegiate career at Nebraska. As a sophomore at Nebraska, Dailey established new quarterbacking standards. In Nebraska's matchup against Colorado, he became the first quarterback in program history to throw 300 yards in a game and set a single-game passing record with 342 yards in a 59-27 victory over Baylor.
After starting all 11 games in 2004, Dailey finished the season with 2,025 passing yards, the third-best season passing mark in Nebraska history. Dailey was a team captain as a sophomore, as well as a two-time member of the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team.
Dailey transferred to North Carolina where he finished the last two years of his playing career. In 2006, he started seven games as quarterback and led the program with 1,316 passing yards and seven touchdowns. The following year, Dailey finished his Tar Heel days as a starting wide receiver.
Dailey completed his collegiate playing career by throwing for 3,458 yards and 26 touchdowns while completing 52.7 percent of his pass attempts (274-of-520).
A native of Freehold, N.J., Dailey and his wife Carrie have four children, Stella, Noah, Myles and Tyson.
The Dailey File
Birthday: November 19, 1983
Hometown: Freehold, N.J.
Alma Mater: North Carolina, 2007
Degrees: African-American Studies, 2007; M.A., Executive Leadership, 2014 (Liberty)
Family: Wife: Carrie; Children: Stella, Noah, Myles and Tyson
Coaching Career
2020-present: Boston College (Wide Receivers)
2019: New Mexico (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2014-18: Liberty (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2012-13: Liberty (Quarterbacks)
2011: Bethune-Cookman (Quarterbacks)
2010: Kansas (Recruiting Coordinator)
2008-09: Buffalo (Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends)
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