Bobby Maffei enters his third season with the Carolina Panthers, and second as a defensive quality control coach after joining the staff as a defensive assistant in 2021. Prior to Carolina, Maffei spent the previous two seasons as defensive analyst at the University of Nebraska.
Maffei assisted a group in 2023 that allowed the fourth-fewest yards per game in the NFL (293.9) and third lowest in a season in franchise history. The defense's 171.5 passing yards per game set a franchise record and third-fewest in the NFL in 2023.
In 2022, Maffei contributed to a defense that ranked 13th in the NFL in points per game (21.0), 10th in rushing defense (116.3), and fifth in takeaways (11) over the course of the final 12 games of the season. He worked closely with the secondary and took on a larger role after staff changes in October 2022. Second-year cornerback Jaycee Horn paced the team with three interceptions, while fellow corners Donte Jackson and CJ Henderson added two each.
With Nebraska, the Husker defense finished 36th nationally in scoring defense (2021), allowing 22.7 points per game against a schedule that featured eight teams that won nine games. The opponents points per game average was the lowest for a Nebraska defense since 2010. During his one season as special teams coordinator at Richmond (2019), the Spiders ranked second nationally in the FCS in kickoff returns. He also served as a defensive assistant while at Richmond.
Maffei spent two seasons at Baylor (2017-18) as a defensive quality control coach and also spent time at Temple where he served as a defensive graduate assistant (2014-15). He also worked at Tennessee Tech (2016) and Central Connecticut State (2011-13).
Maffei earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska (2011) and his master's degree from Temple (2016). He is married to the former Diana Curti.
2011-13 | Central Connecticut State | Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coordinator
2014-15 | Temple | Defensive Graduate Assistant
2016 | Tennessee Tech | Assistant
2017-18 | Baylor | Defensive Quality Control
2019 | Richmond | Special Teams Coordinator
2020-21 | Nebraska | Defensive Analyst
2022 | Carolina Panthers | Defensive Assistant
2023-pres | Carolina Panthers | Defensive Quality Control
