PUEBLO, Colo. – The 2022 PBR Team Series Draft, presented by ZipRecruiter, is set to take place immediately following World Finals on May 23 at Texas Live! in Arlington, Texas.

The eight founding teams of the inaugural PBR Team Series – Austin Gamblers, Ariat Texas Rattlers, Arizona Ridge Riders, Carolina Cowboys, Kansas City Outlaws, Missouri Thunder, Nashville Stampede and Oklahoma Freedom – will be participating in an initial five-round draft, beginning the process of selecting which riders will be riding for them once the season begins on July 25-26 at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Fans can watch the 2022 PBR Team Series Draft, presented by ZipRecruiter, live on RidePass on Pluto TV at 7 p.m. ET.

Any PBR rider in good standing with the league is eligible for the 2022 PBR Team Series Draft as long as they declare by May 6, 2022.

Riders who declare for less than 10 events will be eligible for a two-round supplemental draft on June 2.

In the initial draft, teams will be eligible to select up to five riders, unless they trade a draft pick. A supplemental draft on June 2, comprised of riders declaring availability for fewer than 10 regular-season events (but no less than five regular-season events), will help teams fill seven protected roster positions.

Teams will have ten riders in total, including seven “Protected Roster” riders and three “Practice Squad” developmental riders.

The bull riding games that make up the 11-event season will feature five-on-five, head-to-head competition between two teams. Each regular-season event day will feature all teams in a game.

The inaugural draft order was determined by a lottery held on Jan. 7 in New York City. The 2022 draft order is:

1. Austin Gamblers
2. Nashville Stampede
3. Ariat Texas Rattlers
4. Kansas City Outlaws
5. Missouri Thunder
6. Arizona Ridge Riders
7. Carolina Cowboys
8. Oklahoma Freedom

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Before the lottery draw, the PBR issued Draft guidelines that specified the two PBR-owned teams (Carolina Cowboys and Oklahoma Freedom) would select in the last two positions in the draft order and, further, that the draft would be conducted in a “snake” format in which the first team to select in Round 1 would receive the last pick in Round 2 (i.e., Pick 16), the first pick in Round 3 (i.e., Pick 17), and so forth.

Here is a look at the 2022 Draft Order via Round and then via Team Picks

Round 1 (Overall Picks 1-8)
1. Austin Gamblers
2. Nashville Stampede
3. Ariat Texas Rattlers
4. Kansas City Outlaws
5. Missouri Thunder
6. Arizona Ridge Riders
7. Carolina Cowboys
8. Oklahoma Freedom   

Round 2 (Overall Picks 9-16)
9. Oklahoma Freedom
10. Carolina Cowboys
11. Arizona Ridge Riders
12. Missouri Thunder
13. Kansas City Outlaws
14. Ariat Texas Rattlers
15. Nashville Stampede
16. Austin Gamblers

Round 3 (Overall Picks 17-24)
17. Austin Gamblers
18. Nashville Stampede
19. Ariat Texas Rattlers
20. Kansas City Outlaws
21. Missouri Thunder
22. Arizona Ridge Riders
23. Carolina Cowboys
24. Oklahoma Freedom   

Round 4 (Overall Picks 25-32)

25. Oklahoma Freedom
26. Carolina Cowboys
27. Arizona Ridge Riders
28. Missouri Thunder
29. Kansas City Outlaws
30. Ariat Texas Rattlers
31. Nashville Stampede
32. Austin Gamblers

Round 5 (Overall Picks 33-40)

33. Austin Gamblers
34. Nashville Stampede
35. Ariat Texas Rattlers
36. Kansas City Outlaws
37. Missouri Thunder
38. Arizona Ridge Riders
39. Carolina Cowboys
40. Oklahoma Freedom

Austin Gamblers

Initial Draft Pick Selections: 1, 16, 17, 32, 33

Nashville Stampede

Initial Draft Pick Selections: 2, 15, 18, 31, 34

Ariat Texas Rattlers

Initial Draft Pick Selections: 3, 14, 19, 30, 35

Kansas City Outlaws

Initial Draft Pick Selections: 4, 13, 20, 29, 36

Missouri Thunder

Initial Draft Pick Selections: 5, 12, 21, 28, 37

Arizona Ridge Riders

Initial Draft Pick Selections: 6, 11, 22, 27, 38

Carolina Cowboys

Initial Draft Pick Selections: 7, 10, 23, 26, 39

Oklahoma Freedom

Initial Draft Pick Selections: 8, 9, 24, 25, 40

Teams will have three minutes per selection in Rounds 1-2 and then two minutes per selection in Rounds 3-5.

Teams may negotiate trades at any time before and during the draft and can trade/swap draft picks or current riders to whom they hold the rights. Assets available for trade include 2022 draft picks, players already drafted in the 2022 draft, future draft picks, contracted players, cash and/or future considerations.  

Any riders who declare for the draft and are not selected will be eligible for free agency.

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