University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football head coach Tom Arth announced the addition of Shelton Felton to the Mocs coaching staff Friday. Felton comes to UTC after spending the previous two seasons at the head coach at Crisp County High School in Cordele, Ga. He will coach the outside linebackers for the Mocs.
"We are so excited to welcome Shelton and his family to Chattanooga," stated Arth. "Coach Felton has done an incredible job at Crisp County and has been around so many great coaches and programs throughout his career.
He has a great presence about him that our players will instantly recognize and respect."
Felton's Crisp County team went 3-7 in his first year in 2015. He followed that with a school-record 13-1 last season. The Cougars went 10-0 in the regular season for the first time, and advanced to the state semifinals, also a first for the program. He also coached Markaviest Bryant to the first All-American honors in school history.
A veteran of the Georgia High School ranks, Felton spent two seasons at Colquitt County High School where he was the defensive line coach for the Georgia 6A championship team in 2014. He also spent three years as the defensive coordinator at Dooley County coaching future Auburn All-American Montravious Adams.
He began his career at Crisp County as the linebackers coach and defensive coordinator from 2005-09.
"Shelton is the type of coach who will get the best out of each player he interacts with on and off the field," added Arth. "We could not be more proud to have him on our staff and know that he will make a special impact on our program."
Felton was a defensive lineman at Troy from 1999-02, where he earned a bachelor's degree in social work in 2002 and a master's degree in education in 2008. He also earned an E.D.S. in physical education from Jacksonville State in 2012.
Felton and his wife LaQuanda have four children, Alexis, Shelton, Jr., Shemori, and Shelton III.