FORT WORTH, Texas – Pencils down.
Today, Sept. 25, is the 2024 PBR Camping World Team Series trade deadline and playoff roster lock date, and all 10 teams have their final rosters set for their chase of the world’s largest gold buckle.
With teams able to lock in up to seven riders to their respective Protected Roster and an additional five to their Reserve Roster (plus up to two riders on Injured Reserve), each organization has finalized the 12-14 riders it will carry into the final two events of the season and heading into the 2024 PBR Teams Championship in Las Vegas Oct. 18-20.
During the final two regular-season events and the Championship, teams will be allowed to release riders from either their Protected Roster or Reserve Roster but will not be permitted to sign free agents until the conclusion of 2024 competition. (If a team releases a rider from its Protected Roster, he can be replaced by a Reserve Roster rider. If a team releases a rider from its Reserve Roster, he cannot be replaced.)
The only instance in which a team can sign a free agent for the remainder of the season is if it delegates a rider from the Reserve Roster to Injured Reserve. This is the only way for a rider who was not on a team’s locked roster by Sept. 25 to join a team.
There’s been a flurry of trade activity in recent weeks, as rosters have been constantly in flux.
In the last two weeks, we’ve seen the following major moves:
The Carolina Cowboys traded Tate Pollmeier to the Oklahoma Wildcatters for future considerations.
The New York Mavericks traded Braidy Randolph and their 2025 second-round draft pick to the Texas Rattlers for Mason Taylor.
The Oklahoma Wildcatters acquired Bob Mitchell by Document of Intent from the Kansas City Outlaws.
Eli Vastbinder was dropped by the Arizona Ridge Riders and signed with the Texas Rattlers.
The Kansas City Outlaws traded Wingson Henrique da Silva to the Oklahoma Wildcatters for their 2025 first-round draft pick and future considerations.
The deadline passed on Wednesday with only a few minor moves made: the Cowboys signed Manoelito de Souza Jr., the Florida Freedom signed Lucas Martins Costa, and the Wildcatters signed Dustin Herman, all to their respective reserve rosters.
There’s also been some movement on the Injured Reserve front: the Wildcatters have gotten Clay Guiton back and the Mavericks’ Marco Rizzo has joined the squad, while Arizona’s Luciano De Castro and Carolina’s Derek Kolbaba have both been moved to IR.
With just a handful of games remaining in the regular season, here’s where each team stands heading into this weekend’s Rattler Days in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 26-28:
ARIZONA RIDGE RIDERS
Protected Roster: Eduardo Aparecido, Dener Barbosa, Bruno Carvalho, Colten Fritzlan, JaCauy Hale, Nick Tetz, Keyshawn WhitehorseReserve Roster: Everton Nathan da Silva, Lucas Fideles SouzaInjured Reserve: Luciano De Castro
AUSTIN GAMBLERS
Protected Roster: Lucas Divino, Dalton Kasel, Jose Vitor Leme, Ramon de Lima, Kaique Pacheco, Guilherme ValleirasReserve Roster: Trevor Kastner, Callum Miller, Ezekiel MitchellInjured Reserve: None
CAROLINA COWBOYS
Protected Roster: Cooper Davis, Sage Kimzey, Adriano Salgado, Andrei Scoparo, Daylon Swearingen, Ethan WincklerReserve Roster: Dawson Branton, Trey Benton III, Gabriel Morais, Manoelito de Souza Jr.Injured Reserve: Derek KolbabaExcused Absence: Murilo Henrique de Oliveira
FLORIDA FREEDOM
Protected Roster: Caden Bunch, Joao Lucas Campos, Alex Cerqueira, John Crimber, Yan Vitor Cunha, Elizmar Jeremias, Thiago SalgadoReserve Roster: Conner Halverson, Joao Henrique Lucas, Alfonso Quintino, Lucas Martins CostaInjured Reserve: Eric Henrique Domingos, Gavan Hauck
KANSAS CITY OUTLAWS
Protected Roster: Sandro Batista, Maikon Calixto Rocha, Cassio Dias, Brennon Eldred, Koltin Hevalow, Julio Cesar Marques, Carlos OliveiraReserve Roster: Marcus Mast, Wyatt RogersInjured Reserve: Heitor Santos Ferreira
MISSOURI THUNDER
Protected Roster: Andrew Alvidrez, Boudreaux Campbell, Felipe Furlan, Dawson Gleaves, Briggs Madsen, Casey Roberts, Paulo Eduardo RossettoReserve Roster: Andy Bohl, Grayson Cole, Trey Kimzey, Tristin ParkerInjured Reserve: Trace ReddExcused Absence: Kade Madsen
NASHVILLE STAMPEDE
Protected Roster: Ednelio Almeida, Silvano Alves, Cody Jesus, Kaiden Loud, Anderson de Oliveira, Alan de Souza, Cody TeelReserve Roster: Gavin Knutson, Luke ParkinsonInjured Reserve: Chase OutlawExcused Absence: Jess Lockwood
NEW YORK MAVERICKS
Protected Roster: Hudson Bolton, Leonardo Castro Ferreira, Mauricio Gulla Moreira, Marco Rizzo, Leandro Machado, Maverick Smith, Mason TaylorReserve Roster: Ernie Courson, Davi Henrique da Lima, Eikson Pereira, Ederson SantosInjured Reserve: Vitor LosnakeExcused Absence: Romario Leite, Leandro Zampollo
OKLAHOMA WILDCATTERS
Protected Roster: Clay Guiton, Eduardo Matos, Cort McFadden, Bob Mitchell, Tate Pollmeier, Austin Richardson, Wingson Henrique da SilvaReserve Roster: Hagen Braswell, Hayden Harris, Dustin HermanInjured Reserve: Josh Frost, Kase HittFull Season Injured Reserve (unlimited): Kyler Oliver
TEXAS RATTLERS
Protected Roster: Qynn Anderson, Brady Fielder, Daniel Keeping, Claudio Montanha Jr., Marcelo Procopio Pereira, Braidy Randolph, Joao Ricardo VieiraReserve Roster: Roscoe Jarboe, Marco Juarez, Jesse Petri, Shane Scott, Eli VastbinderInjured Reserve: Brady OlesonExcused Absence: Donnie Rutherfurd
Don’t miss any of the action as the clock ticks down towards Las Vegas! Action for Rattler Days begins Thursday, Sept. 26, at 9 p.m. ET on Merit Street and Merit+!
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