For the longest, LSU and Georgia were at the top of the list for the state’s top-ranked 2020 running back.

But with so many programs out there, Easton’s Ashaad Clayton knew he had to keep an open mind. “I had to open my eyes,” he said. “I couldn’t stay stuck on two schools.”

Clayton still counts the Tigers as one of his favorites and said Ed Orgeron’s staff contacts him daily.