The Number is 24: Here’s Who Made the 2026 Puyallup Field and What It Means

Why the PRCA Playoff Series Matters to the 2026 NFR Team Roping Race

It is all still about money—the points just determine who has an invite to those two rodeos that have big money added.

Headers: Who’s In

Place	Name	Points
1	Kaleb Driggers	1,222.33
2	Tyler Tryan	1,216.5
3	Andrew Ward	1,006.13
4	James Arviso	991.88
5	Tanner Tomlinson	987.5
6	Jake Smith	907.5
7	Brye Crites	887.5
8	Cory Kidd	884
9	Coy Rahlmann	857.2
10	Dawson Graham	839.92
11	Lightning Aguilera	796.79
12	Clint Summers	783.63
13	Luke Brown	759.13
14	Coleman Proctor	754.5
15	Cody Snow	753.63
16	Tee McLeod	745.92
17	Jr. Dees	743.33
18	Ketch Kelton	740.75
19	Korbin Rice	715.13
20	Derrick Begay	693.38
21	Dustin Egusquiza	654.45
22	Brenten Hall	618.63
23	Cash Duty	609.71
— the cut —
24	Clay Smith	566.08
25	Riley Minor	561.29
NFR Open	Garrett Tonozzi	—

Heelers: Who’s In

Place	Name	Points
1	Junior Nunes Nogueira	1,222.33
2	Levi Lord	1,141.63
3	Jake Long	1,006.13
4	Douglas Rich	907.5
5	Coleby Payne	906.46
6	Nicky Northcott	904.13
7	Ross Ashford	887.5
8	Carson Johnson	884
9	Logan Medlin	857.2
10	Dillon Graham	839.92
11	Jade Corkill	783.63
12	Denton Dunning	755.25
13	Travis Graves	754.5
14	Landen Glenn	743.33
15	Kaden Profili	730.54
16	Cooper Freeman	715.13
17	Hunter Koch	712.75
18	Trent Vaught	705.83
19	Colter Todd	693.38
20	Wyatt Cox	684.88
21	Lane Mitchell	672.75
22	Wesley Thorp	656.5
23	JC Flake	654.45
— the cut —
24 and NFR Open	Trey Yates	630.54
25	Jake Edwards	606.88
26	Brady Minor	561.29

Jake Smith and Nicky Northcott, who split the $16,000 NFR Open win together in July, don’t need the guaranteed spot that comes with that win. Both were already inside the Top 23 and have their spot in the Playoffs.

That means the NFR Open spot rolls down to the NFR Open runners-up, Garrett Tonozzi and Trey Yates. Yates was already sitting at No. 24 on the heel side, one spot outside the line, but with the NFR Open, he’s in for Puyallup. Tonozzi, who isn’t inside the Top 23 in header points, punches his ticket the same way.

Checking Back In on the Bubble Teams

Making Puyallup is the points question. Whether these teams actually need it is a money question—and the World Standings have moved plenty since we last checked in.

Team	Header — Rank, Money	Heeler — Rank, Money	Where They Stand
Ketch Kelton / Denton Dunning	No. 17, $88,082.03	No. 14, $96,937.34	Dunning’s in the Top 15. Kelton isn’t.
Dustin Egusquiza / JC Flake	No. 10, $98,201.29	No. 13, $98,201.29	Both inside.
Riley Minor / Brady Minor	No. 16, $89,013.07	No. 20, $89,013.08	Both outside.
Kavis Drake / Denim Ross	No. 20, $83,015.58	No. 23, $83,015.58	Both outside.
Clint Summers / Jade Corkill	No. 15, $89,684.89	No. 19, $89,684.89	Summers is in. Corkill isn’t.

For reference, the Top 15 line currently sits at Clint Summers’ $89,684.89 on the heading side and Wyatt Cox’s $95,485.27 on the heeling side.

The two teams that split are the story here.

Denton Dunning sits No. 14 among heelers, while 2026 Resistol rookie contender Ketch Kelton—who held down the final heading spot when we first wrote about this race—has been passed and now sits at No. 17.

It’s the same situation in reverse for Summers and Corkill: Summers has moved up to the No. 15 heading spot, while Corkill sits four spots back at No. 19. Both teams now have one man in the money and one man out with a month of rodeo left, which is exactly the scenario that makes Puyallup—and the points won that got both of these teams into that field—worth something real in September.

Egusquiza and Flake have more room to breathe but not much, sitting inside the Top 15 on both sides. The Minors are close but still on the outside looking in, Riley one spot behind Summers and Brady further back at No. 20. Drake and Ross remain the longest shot of the pack, both sitting outside the Top 20.

What’s Left

The Puyallup cutoff is set, but the season is far from over. Points earned between now and Sept. 21 still count toward the eight automatic Governor’s Cup spots in Sioux Falls, and the Top 4 out of Puyallup itself punch their way into that field too. For everybody on the wrong side of the No. 23 line this week, that’s still the door left open.

World Standings as of Aug. 24, 2026

Headers

Rank	Name	Earnings
1	Kaleb Driggers	$175,744.06
2	Korbin Rice	$175,502.76
3	Tyler Tryan	$144,105.25
4	Jake Smith	$129,532.54
5	James Arviso	$122,285.92
6	Tanner Tomlinson	$120,326.58
7	Lightning Aguilera	$116,616.61
8	Andrew Ward	$104,955.48
9	Brye Crites	$103,535.59
10	Dustin Egusquiza	$98,219.39
11	Coy Rahlmann	$97,804.59
12	Dawson Graham	$96,841.32
13	Cody Snow	$95,973.97
14	Nelson Wyatt	$92,681.22
15	Clint Summers	$89,684.89
16	Riley Minor	$89,013.07
17	Ketch Kelton	$88,082.03
18	Brenten Hall	$86,860.83
19	Tee McLeod	$84,584.60
20	Kavis Drake	$83,015.58

Heelers

Rank	Name	Earnings
1	Junior Nogueira	$175,744.03
2	Cooper Freeman	$175,502.76
3	Nicky Northcott	$145,456.25
4	Levi Lord	$123,470.74
5	Douglas Rich	$113,532.54
6	Ross Ashford	$108,437.21
7	Kaden Profili	$107,992.17
8	Trey Yates	$105,452.49
9	Jake Long	$104,955.48
10	Dillon Graham	$104,136.32
11	Coleby Payne	$102,797.57
12	Logan Medlin	$98,770.44
13	JC Flake	$98,219.39
14	Denton Dunning	$96,937.34
15	Wyatt Cox	$95,485.27
16	Trent Vaught	$94,734.38
17	Lane Mitchell	$93,270.92
18	Jonathan Torres	$92,681.22
19	Jade Corkill	$89,684.89
20	Brady Minor	$89,013.08