AR Player of the Year Pyramid | 3.28.25

Another Major has come and gone, once again ending with Atlanta FaZe lifting the trophy. The tournament was filled with surprises, thrilling lower bracket runs that extended into Sunday, and standout performances throughout the weekend. With the importance of LAN play, both the AR and SMG Pyramids have undoubtedly seen some shifts.

We'll be updating player pyramids every couple of weeks this season, showcasing a position power ranking in the CDL. These pyramids show how players are stacking up against each other in the race to become AR Player of the Year in Black Ops 6 at the end of the season.

Below is the sixth AR Player Pyramid of the season. Let's see if any are affected by ROSTERMANIA!

The Ladder (Not Left to Right, just Tiers)

Honorable mentions (Tier 5): Brandon "Dashy" Otell, Dillon "Attach" Price, Giovanni "Gio" Webster, Jamie "Insight" Craven, Joseph "Owakening" Conley

Players who fell off the Pyramid: Reece "Vivid" Drost (Tier 5)

Last Pyramid: March 19th

Tier 1

McArthur "Cellium" Jovel - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 22-5 Record (81%), 74-37 Map Count (67%), 330 CDL points (1st Seed)
Next Match: Friday - April 4th at 6:00 pm EST vs Toronto Ultra

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.17 (1st)
Slayer Rating: 85.8 (5th)
aKD: 1.17 (1st)
TES Rating: 61.0% (1st)
NTK Pct: 72.7% (2nd)

Major II Highlight Stat
Grand Finals K/D: 1.72 (1st)

📸 Photo by @ATLFaZe

Tier 2

Thomas "Scrap" Ernst - Los Angeles Thieves 

Previous Tier: Tier 1 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 21-7 Record (75%), 75-37 Map Count (67%), 270 CDL points (2nd Seed)
Next Match: Sunday - April 6th at 6:00 pm EST vs Vancouver Surge

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.13 (2nd)
Slayer Rating: 94.1 (1st)
aKD: 1.15 (2nd)
TES Rating: 60.4% (2nd)
NTK Pct: 71.1% (6th)

Major II Highlight Stat
Control Kills per 10m: 26.0 (1st)

Zach "Drazah" Jordan - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 22-5 Record (81%), 74-37 Map Count (67%), 330 CDL points (1st Seed)
Next Match: Friday - April 4th at 6:00 pm EST vs Toronto Ultra

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.04 (6th)
Slayer Rating: 84.7 (8th)
aKD: 1.01 (9th)
TES Rating: 58.5% (6th)
NTK Pct: 68.7% (12th)

Major II Highlight Stat
Aces in SND: 1 (1st)

📸 Photo by @CODLeague

Tier 3

Daunte "Sib" Gray - Cloud9 New York

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 9-14 Record (39%), 43-47 Map Count (48%), 95 CDL points (9th Seed)
Next Match: Saturday - April 3rd at 6:00 pm EST vs OpTic Texas

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.00 (11th)
Slayer Rating: 85.2 (7th)
aKD: 1.02 (8th)
TES Rating: 58.2% (8th)
NTK Pct: 71.2% (5th)

Major II Highlight Stat
Opening Duel Win%: 77.8% (T-4th)

Daniel "Ghosty" Rothe - Los Angeles Thieves 

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 21-7 Record (75%), 75-37 Map Count (67%), 270 CDL points (2nd Seed)
Next Match: Sunday - April 6th at 6:00 pm EST vs Vancouver Surge

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.05 (4th)
Slayer Rating: 83.4 (10th)
aKD: 1.06 (3rd)
TES Rating: 59.0% (3rd)
NTK Pct: 69.9% (10th)

Major II Highlight Stat
Hardpoint Hill Time per 10 minutes: 78.4 (2nd)

Byron "Nastie" Plumridge - Vancouver Surge

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 15-11 Record (58%), 58-53 Map Count (52%), 185 CDL points (5th Seed)
Next Match: Friday - April 4th at 3:00 pm EST vs Vegas Falcons

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.02 (10th)
Slayer Rating: 82.4 (11th)
aKD: 1.01 (10th)
TES Rating: 57.9% (11th)
NTK Pct: 69.3% (11th)

Major II Highlight Stat
Ticks per Control Attack: 2.6 (T-2nd)

📸 Photo by @syrupfx

Tier 4

David "RenKoR" Isern - Miami Heretics

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 7-15 Record (32%), 39-52 Map Count (43%), 100 CDL points (8th Seed)
Next Match: Saturday - April 3rd at 3:00 pm EST vs Vegas Falcons

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.03 (8th)
Slayer Rating: 86.9 (3rd)
aKD: 0.97 (14th)
TES Rating: 58.0% (11th)
NTK Pct: 68.5% (14th)

Major II Highlight Stat
Damage per Life in Hardpoint: 162.3 (1st)

Ben "Beans" McMellon - Toronto Ultra

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 17-9 Record (65%), 57-41 Map Count (58%), 210 CDL points (3rd Seed)
Next Match: Friday - April 4th at 6:00 pm EST vs Atlanta FaZe

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.03 (9th)
Slayer Rating: 85.6 (6th)
aKD: 1.05 (5th)
TES Rating: 58.7% (5th)
NTK Pct: 67.2% (19th)

Major II Highlight Stat
SND Clutches: 4 (1st)

📸 Photo by @TorontoUltra

Austin "SlasheR" Liddicoat - Carolina Royal Ravens

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 17-10 Record (63%), 58-45 Map Count (56%), 190 CDL points (4th Seed)
Next Match: Saturday - April 3rd at 4:30 pm EST vs LA Guerrillas M8

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.04 (7th)
Slayer Rating: 81.2 (12th)
aKD: 1.03 (7th)
TES Rating: 58.3% (7th)
NTK Pct: 74.4% (1st)

Major II Highlight Stat
Non-traded kill percentage: 75.5% (2nd)

Jordan "Abuzah" François - Vancouver Surge

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 15-11 Record (58%), 58-53 Map Count (52%), 185 CDL points (5th Seed)
Next Match: Friday - April 4th at 3:00 pm EST vs Vegas Falcons

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 0.98 (12th)
Slayer Rating: 83.5 (9th)
aKD: 0.95 (16th)
TES Rating: 57.6% (12th)
NTK Pct: 67.5% (18th)

Major II Highlight Stat
SND Opening Duel Wins: 10 (1st)