Max McCaffrey

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Max McCaffrey
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McCaffrey with the Green Bay Packers in 2017
Miami Dolphins
Position:Offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-17) May 17, 1994 (age 29)
Castle Rock, Colorado, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colorado)
College: Duke (2012–2015)
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:4
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Maxwell James McCaffrey (born May 17, 1994) is an American former wide receiver and coach who is an offensive assistant for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2016. A member of the McCaffrey football family, he is the son of Ed and older brother of Christian and Luke.

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College career

In 53 games at Duke (38 starts), McCaffrey caught 117 passes for 1,341 yards and 12 touchdowns, and twice received Academic All-ACC honors. In 2015, he started all 13 games, making 52 receptions for 643 yards (12.4 per catch) and five touchdowns. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		196 lb
(89 kg)		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		9 in
(0.23 m)		4.46 s1.54 s2.60 s4.15 s7.09 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		9 reps
All values from Pro Day [2]

Oakland Raiders

On April 30, 2016, McCaffrey signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2016 NFL Draft. [3] On August 29, he was released by the Raiders. [4]

Green Bay Packers

On December 20, 2016, McCaffrey was signed to the Packers' practice squad. [5] On January 21, 2017, McCaffrey was promoted to the active roster prior to the NFC Championship matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, as insurance for Jordy Nelson. [6] [7] However, he did not actually play in the championship game itself. He remained with the Packers through the ensuing offseason and the 2017 preseason, before being waived on September 2. [8]

New Orleans Saints

On September 3, 2017, McCaffrey was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad. [9]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 12, 2017, McCaffrey was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars active roster off the Saints' practice squad after Allen Robinson was placed on injured reserve. [10] In Week 5, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he made his first NFL catch, a four-yard reception. [11] He was waived by the Jaguars on October 21. [12]

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On October 24, 2017, McCaffrey was signed to the Packers' practice squad. [13]

San Francisco 49ers

On December 13, 2017, McCaffrey was signed by the San Francisco 49ers to a two-year deal off the Packers' practice squad. [14]

On August 29, 2018, McCaffrey was waived/injured by the 49ers after having foot surgery and was placed on injured reserve. [15] He was released the next day. He was suspended for the first four weeks of the season on September 7, [16] and reinstated from suspension on October 2. He was re-signed to the 49ers' practice squad on November 27. [17] On December 29, McCaffrey was promoted to the active roster. [18]

On August 3, 2019, McCaffrey was waived by the 49ers. [19]

DC Defenders

On October 15, 2019, McCaffrey was drafted in the eighth round of the 2019 XFL draft by the DC Defenders. [20]

McCaffrey was suspended by the NFL for 10 weeks on October 25. [21] He was reinstated from suspension on December 30.

Deciding to join his father at the University of Northern Colorado and accepting a job as the wide receivers coach for the Bears in January 2020, [22] he was released before the start of the regular season.

Coaching career

On January 14, 2020, McCaffrey joined his father on the University of Northern Colorado coaching staff as a wide receivers coach, after abruptly leaving the DC Defenders days into training camp.

McCaffrey was promoted to Offensive Coordinator in the summer of 2021. As the OC, he still worked with the wide receivers. [23]

On March 10, 2023, it was announced that McCaffrey would be an offensive assistant for the Miami Dolphins. [24]

Personal life

Max is the eldest son of Ed and Lisa McCaffrey. His younger brother Christian, was drafted in the first round as a running back by the Carolina Panthers before being traded to the San Francisco 49ers, and played the same position at Stanford. His younger brother Dylan [25] played for University of Northern Colorado, as a quarterback. His youngest brother, Luke, is now a wide receiver for the Washington Commanders. His father was a wide receiver in the National Football League for thirteen seasons from 1991–2003 where he played for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos. [26] His uncle Billy, played two seasons of basketball at Duke and played on the 1991 national championship team before transferring to Vanderbilt and sharing SEC Player of the Year honors in 1992–93.

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  2. ↑ "Max McCaffrey, Duke, WR, 2016 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
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  6. ↑ "Packers promote McCaffrey as Nelson insurance". NFL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
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  11. ↑ "Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers - October 8th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Wide receiver Jaydon Mickens promoted to active roster". Jaguars.com. October 21, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Packers sign WR Max McCaffrey to practice squad". Packers.com. October 24, 2017.
  14. ↑ "49ers Sign WR Max McCaffrey, Place WR Victor Bolden on IR". 49ers.com. December 13, 2017.
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