Clayster

This article is about the Call of Duty player. For the Louisiana lawyer and politician, see James R. Eubank.

James Clayton Eubanks, better known as Clayster or Clay, is an American professional Call of Duty coach and former player. He is currently a coach for the Vegas Falcons of the Call of Duty League (CDL). Eubanks announced his retirement as a player on October 23, 2024.

Clayster
Eubanks in 2020
Current team
Team	Vegas Falcons
Role	Coach
Game	Call of Duty
League	Call of Duty League
Personal information
Name	James Clayton Eubanks
Nickname(s)	Clay
Born	May 7, 1992
Nationality	American
Career information
Playing career	2010?–2024
Coaching career	2024–present
Team history
As player:
2015–2017	FaZe Clan
2017–2019	eUnited
2019–2020	Dallas Empire
2021–2022	New York Subliners
2022–2023	Las Vegas Legion
2023–2024	Carolina Royal Ravens
As coach:
2024–present	Vegas Legion
Career highlights and awards
As player 3× CWL/CDL champion (2015, 2019, 2020) CWL Championship MVP (2015) CWL Pro League champion (2019)

Early life

Eubanks is from Winchester, Virginia, and attended West Virginia University.^[1] He is the son of former musician Jerry Eubanks.^[2]

Career

Eubanks was the Major League Gaming (MLG) X Games 2014 gold medalist, playing with OpTic Gaming, and MVP of the Call of Duty Championship 2015, playing with Denial eSports. Eubanks went 1,400 days without a major win, until he and the eUnited squad won the finals of the 2019 CWL Pro League to clinch the 2019 league championship and end the drought.^[3]

He has played for RoughNeX, Thrust Nation, UNiTE Gaming, compLexity Gaming, Team Kaliber, OpTic Gaming, Team EnVyUs, Denial eSports, FaZe Clan, eUnited, Dallas Empire, New York Subliners, Las Vegas Legion, and Carolina Royal Ravens.^[4] On October 23, 2024, Eubanks announced his retirement from professional Call of Duty.

On November 14, 2024, Eubanks joined the Vegas Falcons as a coach.