Early February can be a busy time for staff transactions and that’s certainly the case with the Alabama football program.

News broke in the last few days with the hire of offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and defensive coordinator Kevin Steele.

There are a few moves occurring behind the scenes, too. Defensive analyst Dave Huxtable, a former Power 5 defensive coordinator, is leaving for a job with the Atlanta Falcons, FootballScoop reported Monday.

Huxtable had been at Alabama the past two seasons after leading defenses at NC State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Pittsburgh.

Alabama lost another analyst and longtime DC, Todd Grantham, to the New Orleans Saints last week.

A few other additions now appear on the staff directory of Alabama’s official athletics website. The Crimson Tide added analysts Jake Long and Max Bullough to the roster. Bullough, who was a graduate assistant the previous two years, is now listed as an analyst.

Long was a walk-on defensive lineman from Vestavia Hills, appearing on the Alabama roster in 2015 and 2016. He served as a graduate assistant at Oregon last season under defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi, who held that job at Alabama in 2018.

Alabama now has 12 analysts listed on the website with the two recent additions and the two subtractions of Grantham and Huxtable.

Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.