Clayton Ray Echard is an American television personality who is most known for his performances on season 18 of The Bachelorette and season 26 of The Bachelor. Echard was born in Eureka, Missouri, on April 29, 1993, to parents Brian and Kelly.

He began playing football in the sixth grade and was a defensive lineman for the varsity football team during his senior year at Eureka High School, where he graduated in 2011.

Echard was chosen as a walk-on member of the Missouri Tigers football team at the outset of his freshman year at the University of Missouri, despite not receiving any scholarship offers. At the University of Missouri, to be precise.

Echard redshirted his first year and only appeared in one game in 2012. He was awarded to the academic honour roll of the Southeastern Conference in 2012. Echard was changed from defensive end to tight end at the start of the 2013 season.  He appeared in 12 games and had one assist tackle.

During the 2014 season, he appeared in all 14 games at both offensive and defensive positions, before settling on a tight end, where he played throughout the 2015 season.

Meet Kelly And Brian Echard

Kelly and Brian have been married for over three decades. Clayton and his siblings are their three sons.

Kelly used to teach in the Washington School District, according to the article. Kelly Duff is a 59-year-old actress who was born on December 26, 19631. She is Hueggtee Duff’s younger sister. She went to Notre Dame High School before attending Fontbonne University.

Her Instagram pictures, however, indicate that she continues to teach at DuBray Middle School in St. Peters, Missouri. Kelly is active on Instagram, and she just revealed in a post that she’s been relying on her pals a lot lately.

Brian was born on the 18th of March, 1963. He was born in Waverly, Ohio. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Ohio University. He worked as a sales engineer and a district sales manager for Them-O-Disc.