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]
^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."
