For fun, and because some have shown interest, I decided to try to assemble Overall North American Grip Sport Rankings by year, going back to 2010. I plan to go even further back. The rankings are the result of my relatively quick analysis of major contest results from this decade. I don't claim these to be perfect, but I think they give a pretty good idea of who most of the top competitors were in each year.
2018
1. Jedd Johnson
2. Tanner Merkle
3. Carl Myerscough
4. Gil Goodman