SMG Player of the Year Pyramid | 2.28.25

The second Minor tournament of the year starts tomorrow evening, giving teams a chance to rebuild confidence and form going into the final weeks of the Major 2 Qualifiers. Going into the tournament, it's time to update the SMG Pyramid based on this season's performances.

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 SMG Player of the Year in Black Ops 6 at the end of the season.

Below is the fourth SMG Player Pyramid of the season!

The Ladder

Honorable mentions (Tier 5): Thomas "TJHaly" Haly, Joseph "JoeDecieves" Romero, Tobias "CleanX" Juul Jønsson, Dylan "Nero" Koch, José "ReeaL" Castilla

Players who fell off the Pyramid: Matthew "KiSMET" Tinsley, Thomas "Lynz" Gregorio

Previous Ranking: February 12th

Tier 1

Chris "Simp" Lehr - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 1 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 14-4 Record (78%), 47-27 Map Count (64%), 190 CDL points (1st Seed)
Next Match: Saturday - March 1st at 4:30 pm EST vs winner of BOS/VAN

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.10 (4th)
Slayer Rating: 89.9 (12th)
aKD: 1.11 (2nd)
TES Rating: 58.8% (3rd)
NTK Pct: 68.0% (11th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Hardpoint K/D: 1.24 (1st)

Tier 2

Isaiah "Gwinn" Gwinn - Carolina Royal Ravens

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 12-7 Record (63%), 43-34 Map Count (56%), 135 CDL points (3rd Seed)
Next Match: Saturday - March 1st at 3:00 pm EST vs winner of MIA/M8s

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.10 (3rd)
Slayer Rating: 90.5 (9th)
aKD: 1.11 (4th)
TES Rating: 58.5% (4th)
NTK Pct: 71.1% (2nd)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Respawn K/D: 1.18 (6th)

📸 Photo by @CODLeague

Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez - LA Thieves

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Up 2 Tiers)
Team Record: 11-5 Record (69%), 43-25 Map Count (63%), 155 CDL points (2nd Seed)
Next Match: Saturday - March 1st at 7:30 pm EST vs winner of MIN/C9NY

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.08 (5th)
Slayer Rating: 90.3 (10th)
aKD: 1.02 (13th)
TES Rating: 58.3% (5th)
NTK Pct: 69.7% (4th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Overall K/D: 1.25 (1st)

Tier 3

Tyler "aBeZy" Pharris - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 14-4 Record (78%), 47-27 Map Count (64%), 190 CDL points (1st Seed)
Next Match: Saturday - March 1st at 4:30 pm EST vs winner of BOS/VAN

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.02 (14th)
Slayer Rating: 87.3 (19th)
aKD: 1.07 (7th)
TES Rating: 57.6% (9th)
NTK Pct: 69.0% (8th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Control Attacking K/D: 1.77 (1st)

📸 Photo by @CODLeague

Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro - OpTic Texas

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 9-7 Record (56%), 34-32 Map Count (52%), 85 CDL points (7th Seed)
Next Match: Friday - February 28th at 4:30 pm EST vs Vegas Falcons

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.11 (2nd)
Slayer Rating: 93.9 (2nd)
aKD: 1.11 (3rd)
TES Rating: 57.9% (7th)
NTK Pct: 67.9% (12th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Hardpoint Kills per 10 mins: 26.5 (9th)

Eric "Snoopy" Pérez - Boston Breach

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 7-7 Record (50%), 29-33 Map Count (47%), 70 CDL points (8th Seed)
Next Match: Friday - February 28th at 6:00 pm EST vs Vancouver Surge

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.08 (6th)
Slayer Rating: 92.9 (5th)
aKD: 1.07 (6th)
TES Rating: 58.0% (6th)
NTK Pct: 66.9% (16th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

SND Opening Duel Win %: 72.7% (2nd)

Tier 4

Justice "Estreal" McMillan - Minnesota RØKKR 

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 9-8 Record (53%), 38-35 Map Count (52%), 90 CDL points (5th Seed)
Next Match: Friday - February 28th at 7:30 pm EST vs Cloud9 New York

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.06 (7th)
Slayer Rating: 89.1 (14th)
aKD: 1.07 (5th)
TES Rating: 59.0% (2nd)
NTK Pct: 69.1% (7th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Non-traded kill percentage: 73.5% (1st)

Travis "Neptune" McCloud - Vancouver Surge

Previous Tier: Unranked (Up 2 Tiers)
Team Record: 7-6 Record (54%), 27-29 Map Count (48%), 70 CDL points (9th Seed)
Next Match: Friday - February 28th at 6:00 pm EST vs Boston Breach

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.17 (1st)
Slayer Rating: 103.9 (1st)
aKD: 1.15 (1st)
TES Rating: 59.6% (1st)
NTK Pct: 67.2% (14th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Control Kills per 10 mins: 29.7 (1st)

Kyle "Kremp" Haworth - Cloud9 New York

Previous Tier: Unranked (Up 2 Tiers)
Team Record: 6-9 Record (40%), 30-30 Map Count (50%), 55 CDL points (10th Seed)
Next Match: Friday - February 28th at 7:30 pm EST vs Minnesota Rokkr

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.04 (11th)
Slayer Rating: 90.9 (7th)
aKD: 1.05 (11th)
TES Rating: 57.2% (14th)
NTK Pct: 66.1% (19th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Control K/D: 1.36 (1st)

📸 Photo by @CODLeague

Dylan "Envoy" Hannon - LA Thieves

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 11-5 Record (69%), 43-25 Map Count (63%), 155 CDL points (2nd Seed)
Next Match: Saturday - March 1st at 7:30 pm EST vs winner of MIN/C9NY

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.02 (15th)
Slayer Rating: 84.0 (22nd)
aKD: 0.99 (19th)
TES Rating: 57.5% (11th)
NTK Pct: 68.3% (10th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Control Damage per 10 mins: 3307 (2nd)