SMG Player of the Year Pyramid | 3.19.25

Major 2 is now just hours away, as the teams are set to duel in Texas for the second Major Championship of Black Ops 6. While the Power Rankings didn't have much movement this week, the player pyramids for both ARs & SMGs have shifted since the Minor tournament this stage. Going into the tournament, the SMG Pyramid needs to be updated to show the best players in the Call of Duty League.

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 fifth SMG Player Pyramid of the season!

The Ladder

Honorable mentions (Tier 5): José "ReeaL" Castilla, Eric "Snoopy" Pérez, Kyle "Kremp" Haworth, Tobias "CleanX" Juul Jønsson, Matthew "KiSMET" Tinsley

Players who fell off the Pyramid: Dylan "Nero" Koch (Tier 5)

Previous Ranking: February 28th

Tier 1

Chris "Simp" Lehr - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 1 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 18-5 Record (78%), 61-34 Map Count (64%), 230 CDL points (1st Seed)
Next Match: Thursday - March 20th at 6:00 pm EST vs Minnesota Rokkr

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.10 (3rd)
Slayer Rating: 89.4 (12th)
aKD: 1.11 (1st)
TES Rating: 59.0% (3rd)
NTK Pct: 67.1% (14th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Adjusted K/D: 1.15 (3rd)

📸 Photo by @SimpXO

Tier 2

Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez - LA Thieves

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 18-5 Record (78%), 65-30 Map Count (68%), 225 CDL points (2nd Seed)
Next Match: Thursday - March 20th at 4:30 pm EST vs Boston Breach

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.12 (1st)
Slayer Rating: 93.4 (2nd)
aKD: 1.09 (4th)
TES Rating: 59.2% (1st)
NTK Pct: 69.1% (8th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Overall K/D: 1.25 (1st)

Tyler "aBeZy" Pharris - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 18-5 Record (78%), 61-34 Map Count (64%), 230 CDL points (1st Seed)
Next Match: Thursday - March 20th at 6:00 pm EST vs Minnesota Rokkr

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.03 (12th)
Slayer Rating: 87.7 (17th)
aKD: 1.07 (7th)
TES Rating: 57.5% (9th)
NTK Pct: 68.8% (10th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Control Attacking K/D: 1.21 (1st)

Tier 3

Isaiah "Gwinn" Gwinn - Carolina Royal Ravens

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 16-8 Record (67%), 55-39 Map Count (59%), 175 CDL points (3rd Seed)
Next Match: Thursday - March 20th at 1:30 pm EST vs Vancouver Surge

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.10 (2nd)
Slayer Rating: 91.1 (8th)
aKD: 1.09 (3rd)
TES Rating: 58.6% (4th)
NTK Pct: 71.7% (1st)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Hardpoint K/D: 1.22 (1st)

📸 Photo by @CODLeague

Dylan "Envoy" Hannon - LA Thieves

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 18-5 Record (78%), 65-30 Map Count (68%), 225 CDL points (2nd Seed)
Next Match: Thursday - March 20th at 4:30 pm EST vs Boston Breach

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.03 (11th)
Slayer Rating: 85.1 (21st)
aKD: 1.01 (16th)
TES Rating: 57.8% (8th)
NTK Pct: 68.9% (9th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Hardpoint Hill Time per 10 mins: 80.2 (1st)

Travis "Neptune" McCloud - Vancouver Surge

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 12-9 Record (57%), 47-44 Map Count (52%), 110 CDL points (5th Seed)
Next Match: Thursday - March 20th at 1:30 pm EST vs Carolina Royal Ravens

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.06 (6th)
Slayer Rating: 96.0 (1st)
aKD: 1.01 (13th)
TES Rating: 58.0% (7th)
NTK Pct: 65.5% (21st)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Clutches in SND: 3 (T-1st)

Tier 4

Joseph "JoeDeceives" Romero - Toronto Ultra

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 13-7 Record (65%), 44-35 Map Count (56%), 150 CDL points (4th Seed)
Next Match: Thursday - March 20th at 3:00 pm EST vs Cloud9 New York

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.06 (7th)
Slayer Rating: 92.1 (4th)
aKD: 1.10 (2nd)
TES Rating: 58.3% (5th)
NTK Pct: 69.6% (5th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Hardpoint Kills per 10 mins: 28.8 (1st)

Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro - OpTic Texas

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 11-11 Record (50%), 40-46 Map Count (47%), 95 CDL points (7th Seed)
Next Match: Friday - March 21st at 4:30 pm EST vs loser of ATL/MIN

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.07 (5th)
Slayer Rating: 91.9 (5th)
aKD: 1.05 (11th)
TES Rating: 57.2% (11th)
NTK Pct: 67.5% (12th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Hardpoint Kills per 10 mins: 26.0 (7th)

📸 Photo by @CODLeague

Thomas "TJHaly" Haly - Carolina Royal Ravens

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 16-8 Record (67%), 55-39 Map Count (59%), 175 CDL points (3rd Seed)
Next Match: Thursday - March 20th at 1:30 pm EST vs Vancouver Surge

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.03 (13th)
Slayer Rating: 88.5 (13th)
aKD: 1.08 (5th)
TES Rating: 57.2% (12th)
NTK Pct: 67.2% (13th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

SND K/D: 1.31 (3rd)

Justice "Estreal" McMillan - Minnesota RØKKR 

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 9-12 Record (43%), 42-47 Map Count (47%), 90 CDL points (8th Seed)
Next Match: Thursday - March 20th at 6:00 pm EST vs Atlanta FaZe

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.08 (4th)
Slayer Rating: 89.9 (10th)
aKD: 1.08 (6th)
TES Rating: 59.1% (2nd)
NTK Pct: 69.2% (7th)

Stage II Highlight Stat

Respawn K/D: 1.21 (2nd)