Justin Long
Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
1st Year: 2009
Justin Long is one of the most prominent names in Fulton Football history, and the Falcon Family is excited to have him return as the fourteenth head coach in school history. Coach Long is a 2004 graduate of Fulton and quarterbacked the Falcons to the 2003 Class 3A State Championship. He earned all-state honors that year after accounting for 49 total touchdowns. Coach Long played college football at Carson-Newman College, and earned South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week honors in 2005. He returned to Fulton in 2009 as an assistant coach and was part of three state championships as a member of the Fulton staff. He was promoted to Offensive Coordinator for the Falcons in 2020. Coach Long comes back to Fulton from after serving a three-year stint as the Head Coach at Grace Christian Academy from 2021 to 2023.
Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
1st Year: 2009
Justin Long is one of the most prominent names in Fulton Football history, and the Falcon Family is excited to have him return as the fourteenth head coach in school history. Coach Long is a 2004 graduate of Fulton and quarterbacked the Falcons to the 2003 Class 3A State Championship. He earned all-state honors that year after accounting for 49 total touchdowns. Coach Long played college football at Carson-Newman College, and earned South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week honors in 2005. He returned to Fulton in 2009 as an assistant coach and was part of three state championships as a member of the Fulton staff. He was promoted to Offensive Coordinator for the Falcons in 2020. Coach Long comes back to Fulton from after serving a three-year stint as the Head Coach at Grace Christian Academy from 2021 to 2023.
Scott Brown
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
1st year: 2023
Coach Brown is a 28-year veteran of the high school coaching ranks in Mississippi who joined the Fulton staff in 2023. Coach Brown will serve as the Defensive Coordinator in 2024. 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.
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
1st year: 2023
Coach Brown is a 28-year veteran of the high school coaching ranks in Mississippi who joined the Fulton staff in 2023. Coach Brown will serve as the Defensive Coordinator in 2024. 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.
James Davis
Defensive Backs Coach
1st year: 2023
Coach James Davis is in his second year on the Falcons' staff after returning to Fulton High to coach 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 is in his second year on the Falcons' staff after returning to Fulton High to coach 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.
Adam Diggs
Quarterbacks Coach
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. In his spare time, Adam is the Pastor of Riverview Baptist Church, and has graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the LMU Duncan School of Law. Adam is the son of longtime team chaplain Steve Diggs.
Quarterbacks Coach
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. In his spare time, Adam is the Pastor of Riverview Baptist Church, and has graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the LMU Duncan School of Law. Adam is the son of longtime team chaplain Steve Diggs.
Kyler Long
Offensive/Defensive Line Coach
1st year: 2024
Kyler Long joins the Fulton staff after both playing and coaching at Maryville College. He was an offensive lineman for the Scots in 2016 and 2017, and helped lead Maryville College to an USA South Conference Championship. He was an assistant coach in 2023. Coach Long is from Union Grove, North Carolina and teaches Math at Fulton High.
Offensive/Defensive Line Coach
1st year: 2024
Kyler Long joins the Fulton staff after both playing and coaching at Maryville College. He was an offensive lineman for the Scots in 2016 and 2017, and helped lead Maryville College to an USA South Conference Championship. He was an assistant coach in 2023. Coach Long is from Union Grove, North Carolina and teaches Math at Fulton High.
Elliott Bishop
Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs Coach
1st year: 2024
Elliott Bishop returns to Fulton High School to mentor the Falcon wide receivers and defensive backs in 2024. He is a 2005 graduate of Fulton, and his dynamic play on the field helped lead the Falcons to the 2004 Class 3A State Championship. Bishop earned a spot on the 2004 TSWA Class 3A All-State team as a wide receiver. Coach Bishop played collegiately at Carson-Newman University.
Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs Coach
1st year: 2024
Elliott Bishop returns to Fulton High School to mentor the Falcon wide receivers and defensive backs in 2024. He is a 2005 graduate of Fulton, and his dynamic play on the field helped lead the Falcons to the 2004 Class 3A State Championship. Bishop earned a spot on the 2004 TSWA Class 3A All-State team as a wide receiver. Coach Bishop played collegiately at Carson-Newman University.
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.
