BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
Among the heelers the cowboys who have been most impressive statistically this season is not No. 1 Jeremy Buhler or No. 2 Buddy Hawkins, rather its No. 3 Levi Lord and reigning NFR Average Champion, No. 12 Patrick Smith. Of the seven categories below, Lord and Smith lead more than half of them.
Also worth noting is LJ Yeahquo and Jake Long are the only heelers with three PRCA Playoff Series wins and no one has been faster on average than 22-year-old Cole Curry.
PRCA WORLD STANDINGS
1. Jeremy Buhler - $87,618
2. Buddy Hawkins - $64,256
3. Levi Lord - $53,729
4. Justin Davis - $51,777
5. LJ Yeahquo - $44,587
6. Junior Nogueira - $43,378
7. Billie Jack Saebens - $40,962
8. Cole Curry - $40,451
9. Wesley Thorp - $36,517
10. Jonathan Torres - $35,377
11. Ross Ashford - $34,237
12. Patrick Smith - $32,592
13. Corey Hendrick - $31,141
14. Caleb Hendrix - $30,840
15. Paden Bray - $29,994
16. Travis Graves - $29,636
17. Jake Long - $28,915
18. Tyler Worley - $28,286
19. Hunter Koch - $28,250
20. Dillon Graham - $27,237
TOTAL QUALIFIED TIMES
1. Buddy Hawkins - 48
2. Jonathan Torres - 45
3. Patrick Smith - 39
4. Travis Graves - 38
T5. Junior Noguiera - 36
T5. Wesley Thorp - 36
T7. Levi Lord - 33
T7. Caleb Hendrix - 33
9. Ross Ashford - 31
T10. LJ Yeahquo - 29
T10. Jeremy Buhler - 29
12. Billie Jack Saebens - 28
13. Jake Long - 25
T14. Justin Davis - 24
T14. Hunter Koch - 24
16. Dillon Graham - 22
17. Corey Hendrick - 21
18. Tyler Worley - 20
19. Cole Curry - 19
20. Paden Bray - 17
QUALIFIED TIME PERCENTAGE
1. Patrick Smith - 83%
2. Junior Noguiera - 77%
3. Dillon Graham - 73%
4. Caleb Hendrix - 72%
5. Buddy Hawkins - 71%
6. Ross Ashford - 70%
7. Travis Graves - 69%
8. Jonathan Torres - 68%
T9. LJ Yeahquo - 67%
T9. Jeremy Buhler - 67%
11. Billie Jack Saebens - 65%
12. Wesley Thorp - 64%
13. Tyler Worley - 63%
14. Corey Hendrick - 60%
T15. Justin Davis - 59%
T15. Cole Curry - 59%
17. Hunter Koch - 56%
18. Levi Lord - 54%
19. Jake Long - 52%
20. Paden Bray - 46%
AVERAGE TIME
1. Cole Curry - 6.20
2. Junior Noguiera - 6.47
3. Levi Lord - 6.52
4. Wesley Thorp - 6.61
5. Corey Hendrick - 6.63
6. Jeremy Buhler - 6.72
7. Patrick Smith - 6.74
8. Tyler Worley - 7.27
9. LJ Yeahquo - 7.56
10. Jonathan Torres - 7.57
11. Dillon Graham - 7.85
T12. Buddy Hawkins - 7.86
T12. Hunter Koch - 7.86
14. Jake Long - 7.94
15. Paden Bray - 7.95
16. Justin Davis - 8.09
17. Billie Jack Saebens - 8.24
18. Caleb Hendrix - 8.42
19. Travis Graves - 8.49
20. Ross Ashford - 9.33
3.7 SECOND OR FASTER RUNS
1. Patrick Smith - 3
2. Levi Lord - 2
T3. Jeremy Buhler - 1
T3. Buddy Hawkins - 1
T3. Justin Davis - 1
T3. Wesley Thorp - 1
T3. Paden Bray - 1
T3. Tyler Worley - 1
T3. Dillon Graham - 1
4.5 SECOND OR FASTER RUNS
1. Levi Lord - 15
2. Patrick Smith - 13
3. Buddy Hawkins - 12
4. Junior Noguiera - 10
5. Wesley Thorp - 9
6. Travis Graves - 8
7. LJ Yeahquo - 7
T8. Jeremy Buhler - 5
T8. Jake Long - 5
T10. Justin Davis - 4
T10. Jonathan Torres - 4
T12. Caleb Hendrix - 3
T12. Dillon Graham - 3
T14. Billie Jack Saebens - 2
T14. Paden Bray - 2
T14. Corey Hendrick - 2
T14. Tyler Worley - 2
T14. Hunter Koch - 2
T19. Cole Curry - 1
T19. Ross Ashford - 1
GO-ROUND WINS
1. Levi Lord - 12
2. Buddy Hawkins - 10
3. Wesley Thorp - 9
4. LJ Yeahquo - 8
5. Justin Davis - 7
T6. Caleb Hendrix - 6
T6. Jake Long - 6
8. Patrick Smith - 5
T9. Jeremy Buhler - 4
T9. Jonathan Torres - 4
T9. Ross Ashford - 4
T9. Tyler Worley - 4
T13. Junior Noguiera - 3
T13. Cole Curry - 3
T13. Paden Bray - 3
T16. Billie Jack Saebens - 2
T16. Corey Hendrick - 2
T16. Travis Graves - 2
T16. Dillon Graham - 2
20. Hunter Koch - 1
PRCA PLAYOFF SERIES WINS
T1. LJ Yeahquo - 3
T1. Jake Long - 3
T3. Buddy Hawkins - 2
T3. Ross Ashford - 2
T5. Jeremy Buhler - 1
T5. Levi Lord - 1
T5. Tyler Worley - 1
All standings are via ProRodeo.com and are accurate as of 8 PM ET on Wednesday, June 22. Only athletes in the currently ranked in the Top 20 were included.