There’s a common pick among the top 15 heelers when it comes to their NFR ropes. The 2023 field of NFR heelers have picked the ropes they’ll be going to battle with in the Thomas & Mack.
NFR heelers’ rope-choice analysis
- The Powerline Lite will make six trips each night inside the Thomas & Mack.
- Of the 10 using the Powerline Lite, Jonathan Torres is the only going for a M, as everyone else is going with a HM.
- Classic Ropes have won $1.3 million for the 11 men in the top 15 who used them so far in 2023.
- Patrick Smith is the lone Lone Star endorsee on the heelers’ list.
- Levi Lord, Logan Medlin and Jake Long are all Cactus Ropes endorsees but each using different ropes. Lord is going with a Thrilla, Medlin will us a Future and Long is going for a Mojo.
| World Standings | Heeler | Pre-NFR Earnings | Rope Company | Rope | Lay |
| 1 | Wesley Thorp | $172,152.96 | Classic | NV4 | HM |
| 2 | Junior Nogueira | $160,144.53 | Classic | Powerline Lite | HM |
| 3 | Colter Todd | $153,282.61 | Classic | Powerline | HM |
| 4 | Levi Lord | $138,347.99 | Cactus | Thrilla | MH |
| 5 | Logan Medlin | $133,487.42 | Cactus | Future | MH |
| 6 | Jeremy Buhler | $123,483.95 | Classic | Powerline Lite | HM |
| 7 | Paul Eaves | $120,004.95 | Classic | Powerline | HM |
| 8 | Patrick Smith | $118,705.98 | Lone Star | Thunderbird | M |
| 9 | Buddy Hawkins | $114,765.21 | Classic | Powerline Lite | HM |
| 10 | Jake Long | $114,023.57 | Cactus | Mojo | HM |
| 11 | Paden Bray | $98,555.62 | Classic | Powerline Lite | HM |
| 12 | Hunter Koch | $97,752.47 | Classic | Powerline | HM |
| 13 | Cole Curry | $94,986.72 | Classic | Powerline Lite | HM |
| 14 | Jonathan Torres | $94,909.03 | Classic | Powerline Lite | M |
| 15 | Tyler Worley | $93,983.17 | Classic | NV4 | HM |
