SMG Player of the Year Pyramid | 1.29.25

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January 29, 2025 10:54 PM

We've arrived at the first Major Tournament of the Black Ops 6 season, with teams touching down in Madrid to compete in the first European LAN since the London Homestand at the start of the Call of Duty League. As the tournament approaches, it's the perfect time to update the SMG Pyramid for the year.

This season, we'll be rolling out play pyramids every few weeks, providing a positional power ranking within the CDL. These pyramids will track how players are measuring up against one another in the race to claim the title of SMG Player of the Year in Black Ops 6.

Below is the second edition of the SMG Player Pyramid of Black Ops 6!

The Ladder


Honorable mentions (Tier 5): Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez, José "ReeaL" Castilla, Matthew "KiSMET" Tinsley, Jovan "O4" Rodriguez, Evan "Purj" Perez, Makenzie "Mack" Kelley

Previous Ranking: January 8th

Players who fell off the Pyramid: Joseph "JoeDecieves" Romero, Dylan "Envoy" Hannon


Tier 1

Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro - OpTic Texas

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 8-2 Record (80%), 28-15 Map Count (65%), 70 CDL points
Next Match: Thursday, January 30th at 2:30 pm EST vs Miami Heretics

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.20 (1st)
Slayer Rating: 97.0 (1st)
aKD: 1.18 (1st)
TES Rating: 59.4% (2nd)
NTK Pct: 70.1% (8th)

Highlight Stat

100+ Kill Series: 6 (1st)

📸 Photo by @CODLeague


Tier 2

Cuyler "Huke" Garland - OpTic Texas

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Up 3 Tiers)
Team Record: 8-2 Record (80%), 28-15 Map Count (65%), 70 CDL points
Next Match: Thursday, January 30th at 2:30 pm EST vs Miami Heretics

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.18 (2nd)
Slayer Rating: 89.8 (13th)
aKD: 1.12 (3rd)
TES Rating: 60.3% (1st)
NTK Pct: 72.0% (4th)

Highlight Stat

January Hardpoint K/D: 1.42 (1st)

Isaiah "Gwinn" Gwinn - Carolina Royal Ravens

Previous Tier: Tier 1 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 7-3 Record (70%), 25-19 Map Count (57%), 70 CDL points
Next Match: Thursday, January 30th at 1:00 pm EST vs LA Thieves

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.12 (3rd)
Slayer Rating: 93.3 (4th)
aKD: 1.11 (4th)
TES Rating: 58.8% (3rd)
NTK Pct: 72.1% (3rd)

Highlight Stat

30+ Kill Control Maps: 6 (1st)


Tier 3

Chris "Simp" Lehr - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 8-3 Record (73%), 27-18 Map Count (60%), 70 CDL points
Next Match: Thursday, January 30th at 10:00 am EST vs Boston Breach

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.08 (5th)
Slayer Rating: 88.7 (16th)
aKD: 1.08 (7th)
TES Rating: 58.6% (4th)
NTK Pct: 68.0% (12th)

Highlight Stat

1v4 Clutches: 1 (1st)

Tobias "CleanX" Juul Jønsson - Toronto Ultra

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 6-2 Record (75%), 21-14 Map Count (60%), 60 CDL points
Next Match: Thursday, January 30th at 11:30 am EST vs Vancouver Surge

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.09 (4th)
Slayer Rating: 96.3 (2nd)
aKD: 1.12 (2nd)
TES Rating: 58.5% (5th)
NTK Pct: 70.1% (7th)

Highlight Stat

January Opening Duel Win %: 76.5% (1st)

📸 Photo by @TorontoUltra

Eric "Snoopy" Pérez - Boston Breach

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Up 2 Tiers)
Team Record: 5-3 Record (63%), 19-18 Map Count (51%), 50 CDL points
Next Match: Thursday, January 30th at 10:00 am EST vs Atlanta FaZe

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.08 (6th)
Slayer Rating: 95.1 (3rd)
aKD: 1.08 (8th)
TES Rating: 57.9% (7th)
NTK Pct: 67.1% (15th)

Highlight Stat

January Slayer Rating: 98.7 (1st)


Tier 4

Justice "Estreal" McMillan - Minnesota RØKKR 

Previous Tier: Unranked (Up 2 Tiers)
Team Record: 4-6 Record (40%), 21-26 Map Count (45%), 30 CDL points
Next Match: Friday, January 31st at 10:00 am EST vs TBD

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.04 (10th)
Slayer Rating: 89.5 (14th)
aKD: 1.09 (5th)
TES Rating: 58.1% (6th)
NTK Pct: 68.9% (10th)

Highlight Stat

Plants this Season: 42 (1st)

Tyler "aBeZy" Pharris - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 8-3 Record (73%), 27-18 Map Count (60%), 70 CDL points
Next Match: Thursday, January 30th at 10:00 am EST vs Boston Breach

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.03 (12th)
Slayer Rating: 89.8 (12th)
aKD: 1.04 (10th)
TES Rating: 57.6% (9th)
NTK Pct: 70.0% (9th)

Highlight Stat

Opening Duels won this Season: 30 (1st)

Thomas "Lynz" Gregorio - LA Guerrillas M8

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 2-6 Record (25%), 15-18 Map Count (45%), 20 CDL points
Next Match: Friday, January 31st at 11:30 am EST vs TBD

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.05 (7th)
Slayer Rating: 91.8 (6th)
aKD: 1.03 (13th)
TES Rating: 57.1% (13th)
NTK Pct: 68.7% (11th)

Highlight Stat

Percentage of Series with 1.00+ Series K/D: 75% (6th)

Thomas "TJHaly" Haly - Carolina Royal Ravens

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 7-3 Record (70%), 25-19 Map Count (57%), 70 CDL points
Next Match: Thursday, January 30th at 1:00 pm EST vs LA Thieves

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.02 (13th)
Slayer Rating: 89.9 (11th)
aKD: 1.08 (6th)
TES Rating: 57.7% (8th)
NTK Pct: 65.6% (21st)

Highlight Stat

Control Kill Record: 40 (1st, also holds 2nd with 38 Kills)