Nashville Stampede Selects Kaiden Loud In 2023 PBR Team Series Draft

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During the 2023 Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Team Series Draft, the league’s reigning Champions, the Nashville Stampede, selected Texas High School State Champion Kaiden Loud with the eighth overall and first selection in the second round.

“We are very pleased with the results of the draft,” says Nashville Stampede General Manager Tina Battock. “We had a plan going in and [we] were able to get the riders we had at the top of our pick list.”

Loud is guaranteed a place on the Stampede’s protected roster for the first two events in the 2023 PBR Team Series season in Cheyenne, Wyoming, July 24-25 and Kansas City, Missouri, Aug. 3-5.

In all, 147 new riders declared for the PBR Draft this year. The 115 who did not get selected automatically become unrestricted free agents.

The team also welcomed Brazilian standout Bruno Souza de Carvalho with the first overall pick in the accompanying Practice Squad Draft, during which the Stampede passed on their picks in Rounds Two through Five.

“Our focus is on the future and building depth in our roster,” Battock adds. “We believe both Kaiden and Bruno will help us achieve that.”

Four spots remain open on the Stampede’s practice squad.

The Nashville Stampede’s complete roster now includes:

  • Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil) – Protected Roster
  • Silvano Alves (Pilar do Sul, Brazil) – Protected Roster
  • Dener Barbosa (Paulo de Faria, Brazil) – Protected Roster
  • Mason Taylor (Maypearl, Texas) – Protected Roster
  • Ednelio Rodrigues de Almeida (Cacoal, Brazil) – Protected Roster
  • Thiago Salgado (Naviraí, Brazil) – Protected Roster
  • Kaiden Loud – Protected Roster
  • Bruno Souza de Carvalho – Practice Squad

The Nashville Stampede will host their second annual homestand, Stampede Days, on Aug. 18-20 in Nashville, Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena. The action starts at 7:45 p.m. CT on Friday, Aug. 18, 6:45 p.m. CT on Saturday, Aug. 19, and 1:45 p.m. CT on Sunday, Aug. 20.

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