He played college football at Furman, and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL draft.

He also played for the Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, and Buffalo Bills.

[1] Felton is a 2004 graduate of Sequoyah High School, Madisonville, Tennessee, where he was a two-way starter at fullback and middle linebacker.

[citation needed] Felton attended and played college football at Furman.

[4] Felton was all-conference as a senior, in 2007, and closed out his career as Furman's all-time record holder in scoring with 414 points.

In 2006, he was named first-team All-SoCon and helped lead Furman to an 8–4 record, earn a playoff berth, and finish ranked No.

In 2004, he began the season in a reserve role but by midseason took over the starting fullback job, beating out a pair of seniors in the process.

[21] In Week 14, against the New York Jets, he scored a touchdown on an offensive fumble recovery in the 30–24 overtime victory.