BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The top heeler in each statistical category this season has a ton of pedigree.
In Qualified Times, 2021 NFR Average Champion Buddy Hawkins is tied for first with two-time World Champion and reigning NFR Average Champion Patrick Smith. At 78 percent, Smith also has the top Qualified Time Percentage.
In Average Time, Junior Nogueira, the winner of the last two World Titles, is the man to beat by over three tenths of a second at 6.40.
And leading the the remaining three categories - 3.7 Second or Faster Runs, 4,5 Second or Faster Runs and Go-Round Wins - is World No. 1 and two-time NFR qualifier Levi Lord.
You can how the Top 20 looks in each event below and see the full PRCA Team Roping Heeler World Standings here.
QUALIFIED TIMES
T1. Buddy Hawkins - 73
T1. Patrick Smith - 73
T3. Levi Lord - 66
T3. Wesley Thorp - 66
5. Junior Noguiera - 63
6. Coy Rahlmann - 61
7. Ross Ashford - 59
8. Jake Long - 55
9. Colter Todd - 54
10. Logan Medlin - 53
11. Luke Brown - 50
12. Cole Curry - 47
T13. Paul Eaves - 46
T13. Tyler Worley - 46
15. Justin Davis - 45
16. Jeremy Buhler - 44
17. Paden Bray - 43
18. Coleby Payne - 42
19. JC Yeahquo - 40
QUALIFIED TIME PERCENTAGE
1. Patrick Smith - 78%
2. Colter Todd - 70%
3. Buddy Hawkins - 69%
4. Junior Nogueira - 68%
T5. Jeremy Buhler - 63%
T5. Wesley Thorp - 63%
T7. Tyler Worley - 62%
T7. Ross Ashford - 62%
T9. Cole Curry - 61%
T9. Coy Rahlmann - 61%
11. Luke Brown - 60%
12. Levi Lord - 59%
13. Jake Long - 58%
14. Paden Bray - 57%
15. Logan Medlin - 56%
16. Justin Davis - 54%
T17. Paul Eaves - 51%
T17. Coleby Payne - 51%
19. JC Yeahquo - 48%
AVERAGE TIME
1. Junior Nogueira - 6.40
2. Levi Lord - 6.73
3. Cole Curry - 6.85
4. Tyler Worley - 7.20
5. Jeremy Buhler - 7.26
6. Logan Medlin - 7.28
7. Coleby Payne - 7.42
8. Patrick Smith - 7.49
T9. Colter Todd - 7.53
T9. Paden Bray - 7.53
11. Buddy Hawkins - 7.55
12. JC Yeahquo - 7.62
13. Jake Long - 7.69
14. Coy Rahlmann - 7.72
15. Paul Eaves - 8.01
16. Ross Ashford - 8.04
17. Wesley Thorp - 8.46
18. Justin Davis - 8.83
19. Luke Brown - 11.36
3.7 SECOND OR FASTER RUNS
1. Levi Lord - 5
2. Patrick Smith - 4
T3. Logan Medlin - 2
T3. Coleby Payne - 2
T5. Jeremy Buhler - 1
T5. Buddy Hawkins - 1
T5. Wesley Thorp - 1
T5. Paul Eaves - 1
T5. Paden Bray - 1
T5. Tyler Worley - 1
T5. Justin Davis - 1
4.5 SECOND OR FASTER RUNS
1. Levi Lord - 24
2. Patrick Smith - 22
3. Wesley Thorp - 19
T4. Junior Nogueira - 17
T4. Buddy Hawkins - 17
6. Logan Medlin - 14
7. Coleby Payne - 13
8. Jake Long - 11
T9. Paul Eaves - 9
T9. Colter Todd - 9
T9. JC Yeahquo - 9
12. Paden Bray - 7
13. Justin Davis - 6
T14. Jeremy Buhler - 5
T14. Luke Brown - 5
T14. Tyler Worley - 5
T17. Cole Curry - 3
T17. Ross Ashford - 3
19. Coy Rahlmann - 1
GO-ROUND WINS
1. Levi Lord - 21
2. Wesley Thorp - 14
3. Buddy Hawkins - 12
T4. Patrick Smith - 10
T4. JC Yeahquo - 10
T6. Logan Medlin - 9
T6. Justin Davis - 9
T8. Tyler Worley - 8
T8. Ross Ashford - 8
T8. Jake Long - 8
11. Colter Todd - 7
T12. Junior Nogueira - 6
T12. Paul Eaves - 6
T12. Paden Bray - 6
T12. Cole Curry - 6
T16. Jeremy Buhler - 4
T16. Coy Rahlmann - 4
18. Jake Clay - 3
19. Luke Brown - 2
Stats via ProRodeo.Com are accurate as of 7 AM ET on Friday, Aug. 10. Only athletes in the Top 20 were included. World No. 16 Dillon Graham was not included due to incomplete stats.
