John DeFilippo rejoins the Raiders as quarterbacks coach in 2012. DeFilippo, who coached quarterbacks for the Silver and Black from 2007-08, coached at San Jose State for the last two seasons, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2011, and quarterbacks coach in 2010. He was assistant quarterbacks coach for the New York Jets in 2009.
John DeFilippo rejoins the Raiders as quarterbacks coach in 2012. DeFilippo, who coached quarterbacks for the Silver and Black from 2007-08, coached at San Jose State for the last two seasons, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2011, and quarterbacks coach in 2010. He was assistant quarterbacks coach for the New York Jets in 2009.
Last season, the Spartans ranked 23rd in the nation with 276.8 passing yards per game and jumped 32 places nationally in total offense from the previous year. The team also set a single season school record with 297 pass completions. DeFilippo tutored QB Matt Faulkner, who ranked second in the Western Athletic Conference in passing by completing 274 of 422 attempts for 3,149 yards and 13 touchdowns. In 2010, he coached QB Jordan La Secla, who was with the Raiders in training camp last season.
As assistant quarterbacks coach for the Jets in 2009, he helped coach rookie QB Mark Sanchez, who led the Jets to the AFC Championship in his first season as a pro.
DeFilippo’s NFL coaching career began with the New York Giants in 2005, when he served as offensive quality control coach on Tom Coughlin’s staff for two years. He helped the Giants to two postseason appearances, and New York posted a 19-13 regular-season record during his time there.
He joined the Giants after two seasons as quarterbacks coach at Columbia, where he tutored QB Jeff Otis, who left the school ranked second in program history in completions and passing yards, and went on to spend time on the Raiders practice squad.
From 2001-02, DeFilippo was a graduate assistant at Notre Dame, working with wide receivers and tight ends under Bob Davie in 2001, and with quarterbacks under Tyrone Willingham in 2002. He helped lead the Irish to an 8-0 start in 2002, with wins over No. 7 Michigan and No. 11 Florida State, and a Gator Bowl berth.
He began his coaching career tutoring quarterbacks at Fordham in 2000.
DeFilippo was a four-year letterwinner, playing quarterback at James Madison University and helped the team to a conference title as a senior in 1999. He held NFL summer coaching internships with the Carolina Panthers in 1997 and the Indianapolis Colts in 1998. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, DeFilippo’s father, Gene, is the athletic director at Boston College.
