Justin Long
Head Coach
Bio coming soon.
Jay Humphrey
Running Backs/Run Game Coordinator
1st Year: 2001
Texas High School Football legend Jay Humphrey returns in 2023 to mentor the Falcon running backs. He joined the staff in 2001 and has been on the sideline for each of Fulton's six state championships. He has helped mentor Mr. Football winners Daryl Rollins-Davis and DeShawn Page. Coach Humphrey is originally from San Antonio, Texas. He coached his sons Desmond and Derrick at Fulton, and his daughter, Blake, was a Falcon cheerleader.
Running Backs/Run Game Coordinator
1st Year: 2001
Texas High School Football legend Jay Humphrey returns in 2023 to mentor the Falcon running backs. He joined the staff in 2001 and has been on the sideline for each of Fulton's six state championships. He has helped mentor Mr. Football winners Daryl Rollins-Davis and DeShawn Page. Coach Humphrey is originally from San Antonio, Texas. He coached his sons Desmond and Derrick at Fulton, and his daughter, Blake, was a Falcon cheerleader.
Adam Diggs
Quarterbacks Coach/Passing Game Coordinator
1st year: 2019
Adam Diggs will long be remembered by Falcon fans for quarterbacking Fulton to a state championship in 2014 as a starting QB. Coach Diggs was a ball boy for many years in his youth league days and then was a part of 3 straight state championships as a high school player. Adam played QB at Maryville College. Coach Diggs coaches the quarterbacks and also works for FCA. Adam is the son of longtime team chaplain Steve Diggs.
Quarterbacks Coach/Passing Game Coordinator
1st year: 2019
Adam Diggs will long be remembered by Falcon fans for quarterbacking Fulton to a state championship in 2014 as a starting QB. Coach Diggs was a ball boy for many years in his youth league days and then was a part of 3 straight state championships as a high school player. Adam played QB at Maryville College. Coach Diggs coaches the quarterbacks and also works for FCA. Adam is the son of longtime team chaplain Steve Diggs.
James Davis
Defensive Backs Coach
1st year: 2023
Coach James Davis returns to Fulton High to coach the Falcons' defensive backs in 2023. He is a 2018 graduate of Fulton. He played defensive back at Fulton and was named as a member of the 2017 All-Region 3-5A team.
Defensive Backs Coach
1st year: 2023
Coach James Davis returns to Fulton High to coach the Falcons' defensive backs in 2023. He is a 2018 graduate of Fulton. He played defensive back at Fulton and was named as a member of the 2017 All-Region 3-5A team.
Scott Brown
Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
1st year: 2023
Coach Brown is a 28-year veteran of the high school coaching ranks in Mississippi who joins the Fulton staff in 2023. He has ten years of head coaching experience. He most recently served as an Interim Head Coach at Germantown High School in Mississippi where he coached the top rated player in the state. Coach Brown began his coaching career at Clinton HS in Mississippi from 1996-2011, and also coached at NW Rankin, Pontotoc, and Germantown from 2015-2022.
Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
1st year: 2023
Coach Brown is a 28-year veteran of the high school coaching ranks in Mississippi who joins the Fulton staff in 2023. He has ten years of head coaching experience. He most recently served as an Interim Head Coach at Germantown High School in Mississippi where he coached the top rated player in the state. Coach Brown began his coaching career at Clinton HS in Mississippi from 1996-2011, and also coached at NW Rankin, Pontotoc, and Germantown from 2015-2022.
Aaron Dykes
Running Backs Coach
1st year: 2023
Coach Aaron Dykes begins his first high school coaching assignment after completing an outstanding career as a player at the University of Richmond. He was a team captain for the Spiders as a Running Back and Kick Returner. He made the leap to the NFL during the summer of 2023 as he participated in the Minnesota Vikings preseason camp. Coach Dykes was an outstanding high school player at Hardin Valley Academy.
Running Backs Coach
1st year: 2023
Coach Aaron Dykes begins his first high school coaching assignment after completing an outstanding career as a player at the University of Richmond. He was a team captain for the Spiders as a Running Back and Kick Returner. He made the leap to the NFL during the summer of 2023 as he participated in the Minnesota Vikings preseason camp. Coach Dykes was an outstanding high school player at Hardin Valley Academy.
Russell Mayes
"The Voice Of The Falcons"
1st Year: 2004
Coach Mayes serves not only as the voice you hear on the radio and YouTube on Friday nights, he is also the schools Sports Information Director and administrative assistant to the head coach. Coach Mayes also serves as an assistant baseball coach and has been a softball coach as well. You can hear Coach Mayes on WKCS FM 91.1 - Falcon Radio - every Friday night. Questions about the Falcons can be directed to rmayes@fultonfootball.com
"The Voice Of The Falcons"
1st Year: 2004
Coach Mayes serves not only as the voice you hear on the radio and YouTube on Friday nights, he is also the schools Sports Information Director and administrative assistant to the head coach. Coach Mayes also serves as an assistant baseball coach and has been a softball coach as well. You can hear Coach Mayes on WKCS FM 91.1 - Falcon Radio - every Friday night. Questions about the Falcons can be directed to rmayes@fultonfootball.com
Chico Dupas
Athletic Trainer
1st Year: 2021
Chico Dupas is in his third season serving as Fulton's Certified Athletic Trainer through the Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic and Tennova Healthcare. He spent several years on the training staff at Carson-Newman University and came to Fulton from Gibbs High School. He is originally from Baton Rouge, LA.
Athletic Trainer
1st Year: 2021
Chico Dupas is in his third season serving as Fulton's Certified Athletic Trainer through the Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic and Tennova Healthcare. He spent several years on the training staff at Carson-Newman University and came to Fulton from Gibbs High School. He is originally from Baton Rouge, LA.
Bob Black
Coach Emeritus
1st Year: 1965
"Always Our Coach"
Coach Bob Black was a staple of Fulton athletics for 56 years. Coach Black graduated from Fulton in 1960, and played football collegiately at Carson-Newman. He returned to coach at his Alma mater in 1965, and served as an assistant coach for his entire stint, except for two years as head coach in 1969 and 1970. He was inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame in 2008, the Fulton Wall of Fame in 2009, and the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Fulton's football field was renamed "Bob Black Field" in 1986. Coach Black served as an assistant coach through the 2020 season. He passed away just before the start of the 2023 season on August 14 at the age of 80.
Coach Emeritus
1st Year: 1965
"Always Our Coach"
Coach Bob Black was a staple of Fulton athletics for 56 years. Coach Black graduated from Fulton in 1960, and played football collegiately at Carson-Newman. He returned to coach at his Alma mater in 1965, and served as an assistant coach for his entire stint, except for two years as head coach in 1969 and 1970. He was inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame in 2008, the Fulton Wall of Fame in 2009, and the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Fulton's football field was renamed "Bob Black Field" in 1986. Coach Black served as an assistant coach through the 2020 season. He passed away just before the start of the 2023 season on August 14 at the age of 80.