'The Bachelor': Meet the Man Many Believe Is the Next Franchise Lead
Michelle Young's season of has yet to air, but speculation that one of her exes is the next Bachelor is already swirling!On Wednesday, reports surfaced that Clayton Echard, a 28-year-old orthopedic sales rep from Eureka, Missouri, was cast as the next franchise lead after his yet-to-be-aired exit on Michelle's season of . ET has reached out to ABC and Warner Bros. for comment.The speculation began after published photos of a man that resembled Clayton filming what appeared to be a promo shoot for outside of a house in his native Missouri.Clayton is the only one of Michelle's previously announced potential suitors that hails from Missouri.Following 's pics, confirmed Clayton's casting.