Maxime Chaput-Dupuy, a native of St. Hubert, Que., was appointed in March, 2024, as defensive coordinator of the McGill Redbirds. He previously played as a defensive back at McGill and graduated in 2016 with a degree in industrial relations, earning a spot on the Principal's Student-athlete Honour Roll.
Prior to joining the McGill coaching staff, he had been serving as defensive coordinator at Champlain Regional College in Lennoxville, Que., since 2019, including a Bol d'Or championship season in 2019. He also helped guide Football Quebec's under-16 development program to the Eastern Canadian title in 2022. Prior to that, he spent three years in France as defensive coordinator of the Black Panthers in Thenon-Les-Bains, a Division 1 team that won the European Football League championship (2017) and the French national title (2019). In addition, he coached for three years at La Frontalière High School in Coaticook, Que.
A minor football product of the St. Hubert Rebels (2001-2008), Chaput-Dupuy moved on to play as a defensive back with Champlain College at Lennoxville (2009-2011), then at McGill (2012-2014) and also at the junior level for the South Shore Bruizers (2015-2016).
