Dave Huxtable

Dave Huxtable
Atlanta Falcons
Position:Senior defensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1956-12-20) December 20, 1956
Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
College:Eastern Illinois
Career history
As a coach:
  • Iowa State (1982)
    Graduate assistant
  • Independence (1983–1984)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Western Kentucky (1985–1988)
    Linebackers coach
  • Western Kentucky (1989)
    Defensive coordinator
  • East Carolina (1990–1991)
    Special teams coordinator & linebackers coach
  • Georgia Tech (1992–1994)
    Special teams coordinator & linebackers coach
  • Georgia Tech (1995)
    Linebackers coach
  • Georgia Tech (1996–1997)
    Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
  • East Carolina (1998)
    Linebackers coach
  • East Carolina (1999)
    Defensive line coach
  • Oklahoma State (2000)
    Special teams coordinator & linebackers coach
  • North Carolina (2001)
    Special teams coordinator & linebackers coach
  • North Carolina (2002–2003)
    Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
  • UCF (2004–2007)
    Special teams coordinator & linebackers coach
  • UCF (2008–2010)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Wisconsin (2011)
    Linebackers coach
  • Pittsburgh (2012)
    Defensive coordinator
  • NC State (2013–2019)
    Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
  • Texas (2020)
    Analyst
  • Alabama (2021–2022)
    Analyst
  • Atlanta Falcons (2023–present)
    Senior defensive assistant

Dave Huxtable (born December 20, 1956) is an American football coach who is the senior defensive assistant for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He served as the defensive coordinator at the North Carolina State University from 2013 to 2019. He previously served as the defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Panthers football team.