Max McCaffrey joined the Miami Dolphins as an offensive assistant in 2023.

Max McCaffrey joined the Miami Dolphins as an offensive assistant in 2023 after three seasons coaching at the collegiate level.

In 2025, his third season with the team, McCaffrey works closely with the quarterbacks.

In 2024, McCaffrey worked with the running backs. After a slower start in 2024, Miami's offense significantly improved in the second half of the season, improving from 28th in scoring efficiency from Weeks 1-9 with 30.2 percent to finishing eighth in Weeks 10-18 with 46.9 percent. Miami's pass game also became a major factor in the team's success in the second half of the season, improving from 23rd in receptions and 29th in receiving yards to second in receptions (245) and fourth in receiving yards (2,371).

Running back De'Von Achane set franchise records for receptions (78) and receiving touchdowns (6) by a running back in a season. He totaled 1,499 yards from scrimmage (907 rushing, 592 receiving) which ranked fifth-most in franchise history. He became the first Dolphins player to have at least 750 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards in a single season and was the only player in the NFL with 900-plus rushing yards and 550-plus receiving yards in 2024.

In 2023, the Dolphins won 11 games for the first time in 15 years (2008). McCaffrey worked primarily with the wide receivers and helped the offense lead the league in total offense (401.3) for the first time in 30 years (1994). They ranked first in passing offense (265.5) and yards per rush (5.1) and second in scoring offense (29.2). Miami's offensive unit also led the league in explosive play metrics. Their 255 plays of 10-plus yards and 12 plays of 50-plus yards were the best in the NFL and their 46 plays of 25-plus yards were third-best.

McCaffrey spent the previous three seasons (2020-22) at Northern Colorado, where he coached wide receivers in 2020 and was promoted to offensive coordinator/wide receivers in 2021.

In 2022, McCaffrey oversaw an offense that averaged 228.5 passing yards per game, an improvement of more than 60 yards per game from the prior season. Running back Elijah Dotson earned second-team All-Big Sky honors after finishing fourth in the conference in rushing with 928 yards and went on to play for the L.A. Chargers. Offensive lineman Brady Odom (third team) and quarterback Dylan McCaffrey (honorable mention) also earned All-Big Sky honors.

In his first season as offensive coordinator, McCaffrey helped Northern Colorado lead the Big Sky in fewest sacks allowed at 1.18 per game. That mark ranked 15th in the FCS that season. Offensive lineman Grant Stephens (second team) and wide receiver Kassidy Woods (honorable mention) earned All-Big Sky recognition.

McCaffrey began his coaching career at Northern Colorado as wide receivers coach in 2020 but the team did not play that season due to COVID-19.

As a player, McCaffrey appeared in six NFL games as a wide receiver for Jacksonville (2017) and San Francisco (2018). He also spent time on practice squads with New Orleans and Green Bay, and was an undrafted free agent signing with Oakland in 2016.

He played collegiately at Duke, where he led the team in receiving as a senior in 2015 with 52 receptions for 643 yards (12.4 avg.) and five touchdowns.

McCaffrey comes from a football family. His father, Ed, played 13 seasons in the NFL with the N.Y. Giants (1991-93), San Francisco (1994) and Denver (1995-2003) and was a three-time Super Bowl champion, winning one (XXIX) with San Francisco and two (XXXII and XXXIII) with Denver, also earning Pro Bowl honors in 1998. His brother, Christian, is a running back for San Francisco and a three-time Pro Bowl selection (2019, 2022-23). Another brother, Dylan, played quarterback at Northern Colorado and Michigan. His youngest brother, Luke, played wide receiver at Rice and was a third-round pick (100th overall) by the Washington Commanders in 2024.

McCaffrey is a native of Castle Rock, Colo., and is married to his wife, Kathleen.