Xavier Dye

Biography

Xavier Dye joined the Delaware coaching staff in January 2025. He works directly with the team's running backs. Dye joins the Blue Hens after spending the 2023-24 seasons as the running backs coach at Coastal Carolina. In 2024, their two leading running backs combined for 1,318 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns, while Bennett earned All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention honors. In his first season, the Chanticleer running backs averaged 100 yards rushing per game and ran for 12 touchdowns. Coastal Carolina went 14-12 in his two seasons, including winning the 2023 EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl. Prior to Coastal, Dye spent three years on staff at South Florida from 2020-22, where he coached the wide receivers in 2020 and the tight ends group in 2021-22. He also served as the recruiting coordinator for his last two seasons in Tampa. He went to USF after serving as the wide receivers coach at West Virginia during the 2019 season. A native of Greenwood, S.C., Dye served as an offensive graduate assistant coach working with the receiving corps for two years at Clemson from 2017-18, which included future NFL wideouts Tee Higgins, Justyn Ross and Hunter Renfrow. Over those two years, the Tigers posted a 27-2 record, won two ACC championships, and made two College Football Playoff appearances, including winning the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship. Prior to his return to Clemson, Dye served as offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Woodmont High School, helping lead the W