Proven at Multiple Levels of Football!
The Blackout is a modern defensive system built through decades of experience, designed to install fast, adapt to personnel, and thrive against today’s offenses.
Brett Hickman is a 20 year coaching veteran of the FBS, FCS, Division II, and High School coaching levels including 11 years of Coordinating or Head Coaching Experience. Currently, Coach Hickman serves as the Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator of NCAA Division II Anderson University (SC) . AU is a new program that began play in 2024 in the South Atlantic Conference. He and his wife, Sara, are the proud parents of Henry (11) and Jack (6).
“ Do ordinary things, extraordinarily. ”
— Tony Dungy
Additional Coaching Stops
Head Football Coach
West Brunswick High School
24-17 in four years as Head Coach at WBHS. Took over a struggling program and advanced in state playoffs in three seasons. 2019 and 2020 units held opponents to 7 or less points ELEVEN times in 21 games.
Outside Linebackers/ Special Teams Coordinator
Gardner-Webb University
Joined the FCS program in 2013 and oversaw Special Teams Units that were among the best in the Big South and FCS statistically. Part of a program that finished Top 5 in total defense in 2013.
North Greenville University
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
/Special Teams Coordinator
Part of a drastic rebuild from 2 wins in 2009 to a D2 Quarterfinals appearance and 11-3 record in 2011. Helped Coach Jamey Chadwell instill a positive culture while coaching two All-Conference players and an All- American
About Coach Jones.
AJ Jones is a 10-year coaching veteran with experience in the South Carolina high school ranks and currently serves as Co-Defensive Coordinator and Inside Linebackers Coach at Anderson University.
Jones began his coaching career in the Upstate of South Carolina, serving on the staffs at Westside, Eastside, and Blue Ridge High Schools. During his time at the prep level, he coached every level of the defense, gaining broad experience across multiple position groups.
A Hall of Fame football player at Emerald High School (SC), Jones went on to an outstanding collegiate career at North Greenville University, where he earned All-American honors as a linebacker.
AJ and his wife, Haven, reside in Piedmont, South Carolina.
About Coach Chevry.
Malik Chevry currently serves as the Cornerbacks Coach at Western Carolina after serving as the Defensive Passing Game Coordinator and Secondary Coach for three seasons at Anderson University. Coach Bobby Lamb tabbed him as the first assistant coach in program history. He previously coached cornerbacks at Erskine College and spent time as the Outside Linebackers Coach at Blue Ridge High School.
Chevry was a letterwinner at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, where he played safety. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two daughters, Jordan (2) and Addie (newborn) and reside in Cullowhee, NC.
About Coach Fuller.
Caleb Fuller currently serves as the Defensive Line coach at Wofford College after spending the previous three seasons as the Defensive Line Coach and Run Game Coordinator at Anderson University. His previous coaching stops include serving as the defensive line coach at New Hanover High School in North Carolina and working as a Defensive Graduate Assistant at the University of Louisville.
A second-generation Appalachian State football player, Fuller lettered for four years with the Mountaineers. During his career, he was a member of a Sun Belt Championship team and appeared in four bowl games.
He and his wife, Madison, have a son, Israel (2), and reside in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
