Dailey began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Buffalo for one season before being promoted to Tight Ends Coach his second year in coaching.
In 2010, Dailey served as a recruiting coordinator at Kansas.
In 2011, Dailey was hired as the quarterbacks coach at Bethune-Cookman.
From 2012 to 2013 Dailey was the quarterbacks coach at Liberty before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2014, a job he would hold through 2018.
In 2019, Dailey was named the offensive coordinator of New Mexico.[3]
From 2020 to 2021, Dailey was the wide receivers coach at Boston College. One of his pupils; Zay Flowers, would go on to be drafted in the first round by the Baltimore Ravens.[4]
On February 14, 2022, Dailey was hired by head coach Matt Rhule as the wide receivers coach of the Carolina Panthers.[5][6] In October he received significant media attention following an altercation with receiver Robbie Anderson that led to Dailey dismissing Anderson from the game.[7][8] The Panthers would proceed to go 7-10 and finish 2nd in the NFC South division.
On April 3, 2023, it was announced that Dailey would return to Kansas as an offensive analyst.[9]
In 2024, Dailey was hired as the quarterbacks coach and pass game coordinator for Hampton.[10]
References
^Morris, Tim. "It’s Nebraska for Dailey, St. Peter’s Prep standout", CentralJersey.com, February 26, 2003. Accessed November 19, 2022. "However, after being courted by several big-time Division I football programs, it didn’t take long for Freehold Township’s Joe Dailey to discover after visiting the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, that he and the Cornhuskers were a perfect fit. Dailey, the all-state quarterback of Union County powerhouse St. Peter’s Prep of Jersey City, signed his letter of intent to Nebraska earlier this month."