The next season of The Bachelorette wont premiere until Oct. 19, but the producers have reportedly already picked one of Michelle Youngs suitors to be the next star of The Bachelor.

Variety is reporting that producers have already picked Clayton Echard, a 28-year-old orthopedic sales representative from Eureka, Missouri, to star on the ABC reality shows 26th season.

The publication said multiple sources confirmed off the record that Echard was ABCs pick. A source at Warner Bros. declined to comment on the casting to HuffPost.

Variety said that Echard wont officially be announced as The Bachelor anytime soon since Youngs season hasnt officially aired.