# Clayster

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{{Short description|American professional esports player}}
{{About|the ''Call of Duty'' player|the Louisiana lawyer and politician|James R. Eubank}}
{{Infobox Pro Gaming player
| ID = Clayster
| name = James Clayton Eubanks
| name_trans = 
| image = Clayster on The Codcast.jpg
| caption = Eubanks in 2020
| nickname = Clay
| birth_date = May 7, 1992
| birth_place = 
| nationality = American
| team = [Riyadh Falcons](/source/Riyadh_Falcons)
| league = [Call of Duty League](/source/Call_of_Duty_League)
| role = Head coach
| game = ''[Call of Duty](/source/Call_of_Duty)''
| career_start = 2010?
| coach_start = 2024
| career_end = 2024
| years1 = 2015–2017
| team1 = [FaZe Clan](/source/FaZe_Clan)
| years2 = 2017–2019
| team2 = eUnited
| years3 = 2019–2020
| team3 = [Dallas Empire](/source/Dallas_Empire)
| years4 = 2021–2022
| team4 = [New York Subliners](/source/New_York_Subliners)
| years5 = 2022–2023
| team5 = [Las Vegas Legion](/source/Las_Vegas_Legion)
| years6 = 2023–2024
| team6 = [Carolina Royal Ravens](/source/Carolina_Royal_Ravens)
| cyears1 = 2024–2025
| cteam1 = [Vegas Falcons](/source/Vegas_Falcons) (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2025–present
| cteam2 = [Vegas / Riyadh Falcons](/source/Riyadh_Falcons)
| highlights = ;As player 
*3× [CWL/CDL](/source/Call_of_Duty_Championship) champion ([2015](/source/Call_of_Duty_Championship_2015), [2019](/source/Call_of_Duty_Championship_2019), [2020](/source/2020_Call_of_Duty_League_season))
*CWL Championship MVP (2015)
*CWL Pro League champion ([2019](/source/2019_CWL_Pro_League))
}}

'''James Clayton Eubanks''', better known as '''Clayster''' or '''Clay''', is an American professional ''[Call of Duty](/source/Call_of_Duty)'' coach and former player who is the head coach for the [Riyadh Falcons](/source/Vegas_Falcons) of the [Call of Duty League](/source/Call_of_Duty_League) (CDL).  Eubanks is a three-time Call of Duty World Champion.

== Early life ==
Eubanks is from [Winchester](/source/Winchester%2C_Virginia), [Virginia](/source/Virginia), and attended [West Virginia University](/source/West_Virginia_University).<ref>{{cite news |last=Tsukayama |first=Hayley |date=May 1, 2015 |title=Five ways professional gaming is like any other sport |newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post) |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/05/01/five-ways-professional-gaming-is-like-any-other-sport/}}</ref> He is the son of former musician [Jerry Eubanks](/source/Jerry_Eubanks).<ref>{{Cite web |title=This is my dad 🤣 |url=https://twitter.com/Clayster/status/1635539627036626944?s=20 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Eubanks was the [Major League Gaming](/source/Major_League_Gaming) (MLG) [X Games 2014](/source/X_Games_Austin_2014) gold medalist, playing with [OpTic Gaming](/source/OpTic_Gaming), and MVP of the [Call of Duty Championship 2015](/source/Call_of_Duty_Championship_2015), playing with [Denial eSports](/source/Denial_eSports). Eubanks went 1,400 days without a major win, until he and the {{proper name|eUnited}} squad won the finals of the [2019 CWL Pro League](/source/2019_CWL_Pro_League) to clinch the 2019 league championship and end the drought.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/13712-Call-of-Duty-Championships-Names-Clayster-First-ever-MVP|title="Clayster" of Denial eSports Named MVP of COD Championships|first=James|last=Heaney|date=31 March 2015|website=[Escapist Magazine](/source/Escapist_Magazine)|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220120923/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/13712-Call-of-Duty-Championships-Names-Clayster-First-ever-MVP|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He has played for RoughNeX, Thrust Nation, UNiTE Gaming, compLexity Gaming, Team Kaliber, OpTic Gaming, [Team EnVyUs](/source/Team_EnVyUs), [Denial eSports](/source/Denial_eSports), [FaZe Clan](/source/FaZe_Clan), {{proper name|eUnited}}, [Dallas Empire](/source/Dallas_Empire), [New York Subliners](/source/New_York_Subliners), [Las Vegas Legion](/source/Las_Vegas_Legion), and [Carolina Royal Ravens](/source/Carolina_Royal_Ravens).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://esports-nation.com/clayster-one-of-a-kind/ |title=Clayster: One of a Kind &#124; eSportsNation |access-date=2016-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019012311/http://esports-nation.com/clayster-one-of-a-kind/ |archive-date=2015-10-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On October 23, 2024, Eubanks announced his retirement from professional Call of Duty.

On November 14, 2024, Eubanks joined the [Vegas Falcons](/source/Vegas_Falcons) as a coach. On March 17, 2025, Eubanks was promoted to head coach after LewTee's firing.

==References==
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{{S-start}}
{{Succession box
 | title  = [''Call of Duty'' Championship](/source/Call_of_Duty_Championship) winner
 | years  = [2015](/source/Call_of_Duty_Championship_2015)
 | with   = [Denial eSports](/source/Denial_eSports):<br> Chris "Replays" Crowder<br> [Dylan "Attach" Price](/source/Dylan_%22Attach%22_Price) <br> Jordan "JKap" Kaplan
 | before = [compLexity Gaming](/source/compLexity_Gaming)
 | after  = [Team EnVyUs](/source/Team_EnVy)
}}
{{S-end}}

{{Professional Call of Duty competition}}

Category:Living people
Category:1990s births
Category:American esports players
Category:Call of Duty players
Category:FaZe Clan players
Category:Denial Esports players
Category:CompLexity Gaming players
Category:Team Envy players
Category:Team Kaliber players
Category:People from Winchester, Virginia
Category:West Virginia University alumni
Category:OpTic Gaming players
Category:American Twitch (service) streamers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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