The two-time World Champion team has once again found themselves at the top of the world standings race.
Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira have put together yet another impressive run on the ProRodeo road in 2026, showing why the two-time World Champion team roping duo continues to be one of the top teams in professional rodeo. As we enter the final month of the regular season, they once again find themselves in familiar territory: sitting atop the world standings with over $175,000 collected so far.
The team kicked off 2026 on a high note at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, CO, collecting nearly $14,000 from the event. From there, they traveled south to Texas. They picked up a check at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, but secured their first Texas Swing win at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, where they added over $22,000 to their season earnings.
They picked up a first round check at the Tucson Rodeo before heading back to Texas. They won every round in their Super Series at RodeoHouston, placed in a round at Rodeo Austin, and added another Texas Swing win to their resume at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo.
Throughout the summer run, they continued to collect checks at prestigious events like Eagle Rodeo, finishing atop the leaderboard and earning $5,038 each. A fifth place check at Sisters Rodeo earned them $4,034, a win at the Cody Stampede Rodeo earned them $8,527, while a successful showing at Cheyenne Frontier Days earned them $12,600.
Their August run has been highlighted by a pair of wins in the Northwest. The duo stopped the clock in 4.0 seconds to win the Moses Lake Round-Up Rodeo in Washington, earning $5,813 each. Shortly after, they were back in the winner’s circle at the Gooding Pro Rodeo in Idaho, where a 4.1-second run earned another $6,038 each. Those two victories alone added nearly $12,000 to their season earnings, officially pushing them ahead of Korbin Rice and Cooper Freeman by just over $200.
Current Team Roping Top 5 (Headers):
1. Kaleb Driggers – $175,705.28
2. Korbin Rice – $175,502.76
3. Tyler Tryan – $144,105.25
4. Jake Smith – $129,524.46
5. James Arviso – $122,253.60
Current Team Roping Top 5 (Heelers):
1. Junior Nogueira – $175,705.25
2. Cooper Freeman – $175,502.76
3. Nicky Northcott – $145,456.25
4. Levi Lord – $123,438.42
5. Douglas Rich – $113,524.46
The veteran team continues to be one to watch year after year. With their 2026 NFR qualification already secured, the focus now shifts to where they’ll land in the world standings heading into Las Vegas.
