The Top 15 in the Steer Wrestling World Standings has stayed consistent for most of the regular season with Dalton Massey holding on to No. 1 but Dakota Eldridge is closing in as we get closer to September 30.
As for the bubble, it is lined with multiple National Finals Rodeo qualifiers and one that plans has said he will remained semi-retired despite is place in the standings but that could always change.
Currently in the Top 15 there are also three potential first-time NFR qualifiers pending the month of September.
No. 1 Dalton Massey, $157,364
August has potential been Massey’s slowest month of the regular season with only $10,600 coming his way. Among that, he picked up a win at the Omak Stampede with a 3.9 and before that, he placed No. 1 in the Averageat Big Sky Pro Rodeo.
No. 2 Dakota Eldridge, $152,082
The Nevada cowboy’s month got started with a second-place finish at the Dodge City Roundup with a time of 13.3 on three head. He placed in a Go-Round at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo before kicking off September with a bang in Ellensburg as he took home the win and added the $10,000 payday to his season earnings.
No. 3 Will Lummus, $137,593
It was a $40,000 month of August for Lummus. He claimed the Average title in Dodge City to get it rolling, picked up the Round 1 win at the Caldwell Night Rodeo with a 3.9-second run before finishing second in the Average and he capped it off with a 3.8 to be second at the Magic Valley Stampede.
No. 4 Stetson Jorgensen, $115,314
Jorgensen’s August consisted of four paydays. The first two came back to back courtesy of Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo and the Mountain Valley Stampede. Combined, the two brought in about $1,300.
No. 5 Don Payne, $110,069
Payne is heading into his second NFR and it will have big shoes to fill as he claimed the Average there in 2023. In 2024, he followed up a successful July by adding a couple third-place finishes to his earnings including the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo and the Lea County PRCA Rodeo.
No. 6 JD Struxness, $104,498
Struxness clocked a 3.4 at the Bozeman Stampede to get the win and a boost of momentum as he cashed in at his next five rodeos. However, his biggest payday as of late came at the Caldwell Night Rodeo where he cashed in $10,300.
No. 7 Ty Erickson, $99,656
Erickson only cashed in three times in August including his fourth-place check from Gooding Pro Rodeo but he has come into September going tow-for-two. He plaed second at Dillon Jaycees PRCA Rodeo with a 3.9 and a sixth-place pay day came his way down the road at the Meagher County Labor Day Rodeo.
No. 8 Jesse Brown, $88,605
Brown capitialized on a 4.1-second run in Utah to add $3,800 to his name at the Cache County Fair and Rodeo. From there, the four-time NFR cowboy placed at rodeos in Idaho, Washington and Utah in August. He also found himself second at the Lake County Round-Up to get things rolling in September.
No. 9 Tyler Pearson, $87,091
Pearson picked up a few wins in August including the Lawton Rangers Rodeo, Cassia County Fair and Rodeo and the Walla Walla Frontier Days. Overall, he added $14,200 to his season earnings while his magic number appears to be 3.6 seconds.
No. 10 Tucker Allen, $86,812
Allen is the highest ranked of the first-timers that could head to Las Vegas. The California cowboy has had a good winter and luck in his homestate this summer. Recently, he picked up the $4,600 win at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo and the $2,400 win at the Omak Stampede.
No. 11 Tanner Brunner, $85,458
The highlight of Brunner’s August came in Round 2 of the Caldwell Night Rodeo. A 3.8-second run put him on top of the leaderboard for $3,800. He followed it up by placing in the Average at Canby Rodeo and picking up a Go-Round check in Gooding.
No. 12 Cash Robb, $84,325
An injury sidelined Robb from making the NFR as a rookie in 2023 but he came back in 2024 with a vengence and he is barely on the bubble going into the final 26 days of the regular season. He hit a hot streak in the beginning of August when he won Round 2 of the Farm-City Pro Rodeo and the Lea County PRCA Rodeo to cash in on $13,300 between the two rodeos.
No. 13 Justin Shaffer, $80,719
Shaffer is the third cowboy that has the potential to make his first NFR and he is the most on the bubble. Only $6,000 separates him from the No. 15 cowboy but Shaffer has been going strong. He won the Final Round and Average at the Horse Heaven Roundup and Round 1 of the Ellensburg Rodeo.
No. 14 Jacob Edler, $76,463
The 2020 World Champion is gunning for his first trip to the Thomas and Mack but second NFR qualification. A fourth-place finish in the Average at the Dodge City Roundup added $3,100 alone to his earnings. He placed in three rodeos following that.
No. 15 Scott Guenthner, $74,632
Guenthner has hit the jackpot with big wins this year that have kept him inside the Top 15 with minimal travel. After winning the Calgary Stampede and NFR Open, Guenthner has made a small swing in the Northwest that includes a win Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo along with Go-Round checks in Kennewick and Coeur D’alene.
No. 16 Jacob Talley, $74,200
Talley has had recent success that includes a win at the Walla Walla Frontier Days thanks to a 4.0 and 4.4-second run to add $7,900 to his name. He also was 4.4 to pick up a check in Ellensburg before a 4.5 put him fifth at the Lake County Round-Up.
No. 17 Stephen Culling, $73,855
A check after placing second in the Average at the Big Sky Pro Rodeo and sixth in Round 2 at the Caldwell Night Rodeo have kept Culling in the game. The bubble race is tight as ever and every penny counts.
No. 18 Rowdy Parrott, $73,602
Parrott is a three-time NFR steer wrestler who made a big push in August for the Top 15. A $23,000 month that included a Go-Round win at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo, an Average win at Canby Rodeo and more has him on the outside of the bubble looking in.
No. 19 Tristan Martin, $72,228
Martin threw down a 3.6 to be his fastest run in August and cinch the Owyhee County Rodeo win. He followed it up with a hot streak in Idaho and Colorado that included second at the Salmon Stampede, first in the Average at the Colorado State Fair amd Rodeo and second at the Magic Valley Stampede.
No. 20 Clayton Hass, $72,003
Hass had a strong start in August with a string of third-place finishes that added over $6,700 to his season earnings. He followed that with the win at Lea County PRCA Rodeo and then a $7,400 week came his way in Washington and Idaho.
| World Rank | Name | Earnings |
| 1. | Dalton Massey | $157,364 |
| 2. | Dakota Eldridge | $152,082 |
| 3. | Will Lummus | $137,593 |
| 4. | Stetson Jorgensen | $115,314 |
| 5. | Don Payne | $110,069 |
| 6. | JD Struxness | $104,498 |
| 7. | Ty Erickson | $99,656 |
| 8. | Jesse Brown | $88,605 |
| 9. | Tyler Pearson | $87,091 |
| 10. | Tucker Allen | $86,812 |
| 11. | Tanner Brunner | $85,458 |
| 12. | Cash Robb | $84,324 |
| 13. | Justin Shaffer | $80,719 |
| 14. | Jacob Edler | $76,463 |
| 15. | Scott Guenthner | $74,632 |
| 16. | Jacob Talley | $74,200 |
| 17. | Stephen Culling | $73,855 |
| 18. | Rowdy Parrott | $73,602 |
| 19. | Tristan Martin | $72,228 |
| 20. | Clayton Hass | $72,003 |
Standings current as of 3:30 PM EST on prorodeo.com
