SMG Player of the Year Pyramid | 6.1.25

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With the 2025 Call of Duty League regular season now complete and Major IV in the rearview, it’s time to assess where each SMG stands heading into Champs. After four grueling stages and countless highlight moments throughout the matches, the CDL landscape has fully taken shape, highlighting the very best SMG Players this season.

This post-Major IV SMG Pyramid reflects the full body of work from the regular season, with an emphasis on recent form and momentum. From the best slayers to objective kings, here’s how all the SMGs stack up as we head into the biggest event of the year.

The Ladder (Not Left to Right, just Tiers)

Previous Ranking: May 21st

Tier 1

Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez - LA Thieves

Previous Tier: Tier 1 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 37-11 Record (77%), 131-55 Map Count (70%), 540 CDL points (1st Seed)
Next Match: June 26th vs Boston Breach

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.13 (1st)
Slayer Rating: 95.5 (1st)
aKD: 1.13 (1st)
TES Rating: 59.5% (1st)
NTK Pct: 68.7% (11th)

Major IV Highlight Stat (SMG Ranks)
SnD Round Pct with 1+ kills: 63.8% of Rounds (1st)

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Tier 2

Chris "Simp" Lehr - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 34-11 Record (76%), 119-64 Map Count (65%), 505 CDL points (2nd Seed)
Next Match: June 26th vs OpTic Texas

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.08 (4th)
Slayer Rating: 88.1 (13th)
aKD: 1.10 (2nd)
TES Rating: 58.7% (4th)
NTK Pct: 67.0% (13th)

Major IV Highlight Stat (SMG Ranks)
Hardpoint K/D: 1.30 (1st)

Dylan "Envoy" Hannon - LA Thieves

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 37-11 Record (77%), 131-55 Map Count (70%), 540 CDL points (1st Seed)
Next Match: June 26th vs Boston Breach

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.01 (13th)
Slayer Rating: 86.4 (16th)
aKD: 1.04 (10th)
TES Rating: 57.9% (7th)
NTK Pct: 68.5% (12th)

Major IV Highlight Stat (SMG Ranks)
SND K/D: 1.67 (1st)

Tier 3

Joseph "JoeDeceives" Romero - Toronto Ultra

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 30-16 Record (65%), 101-77 Map Count (57%), 370 CDL points (3rd Seed)
Next Match: June 26th vs Carolina Royal Ravens

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.08 (3rd)
Slayer Rating: 92.2 (5th)
aKD: 1.06(4th)
TES Rating: 58.9% (3rd)
NTK Pct: 70.0% (3rd)

Major IV Highlight Stat (SMG Ranks)
Ticks per Attack in Control: 3.0 (1st)

Travis "Neptune" McCloud - Vancouver Surge

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 25-18 Record (58%), 94-84 Map Count (53%), 330 CDL points (4th Seed)
Next Match: June 26th vs Miami Heretics

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.05 (6th)
Slayer Rating: 94.5 (2nd)
aKD: 1.04 (8th)
TES Rating: 57.9% (6th)
NTK Pct: 65.9% (21st)

Major IV Highlight Stat (SMG Ranks)
SND Kills per Round: 0.74 (9th)

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Cuyler "Huke" Garland - OpTic Texas

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 20-21 Record (49%), 76-80 Map Count (49%), 220 CDL points (7th Seed)
Next Match: June 26th vs Atlanta FaZe

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.11 (2nd)
Slayer Rating: 88.0 (15th)
aKD: 1.07 (3rd)
TES Rating: 59.2% (2nd)
NTK Pct: 69.9% (4th)

Major IV Highlight Stat (SMG Ranks)
Control Attacking K/D: 1.15 (7th)

Tier 4

Tyler "aBeZy" Pharris - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 34-11 Record (76%), 119-64 Map Count (65%), 505 CDL points (2nd Seed)
Next Match: June 26th vs OpTic Texas

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.00 (15th)
Slayer Rating: 85.4 (20th)
aKD: 1.04 (7th)
TES Rating: 57.1% (13th)
NTK Pct: 68.8% (9th)

Major IV Highlight Stat (SMG Ranks)
Non-traded Kill Percentage: 75.1 (1st)

Tobias "CleanX" Juul Jønsson - Toronto Ultra

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 30-16 Record (65%), 101-77 Map Count (57%), 370 CDL points (3rd Seed)
Next Match: June 26th vs Carolina Royal Ravens

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.03 (11th)
Slayer Rating: 93.3 (3rd)
aKD: 1.03 (13th)
TES Rating: 57.9% (8th)
NTK Pct: 68.7% (10th)

Major IV Highlight Stat (SMG Ranks)
Control Kills per 10 Minutes: 23.3 (4th)

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José "ReeaL" Castilla - Miami Heretics

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 20-20 Record (50%), 82-83 Map Count (50%), 295 CDL points (5th Seed)
Next Match: June 26th vs Vancouver Surge

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.04 (9th)
Slayer Rating: 88.3 (12th)
aKD: 1.04 (11th)
TES Rating: 57.4% (10th)
NTK Pct: 70.4% (2nd)

Major IV Highlight Stat (SMG Ranks)
Respawn K/D: 1.08 (6th)

Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro - OpTic Texas

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 20-21 Record (49%), 76-80 Map Count (49%), 220 CDL points (7th Seed)
Next Match: June 26th vs Atlanta FaZe

Overall Stats (Active SMG Ranks)
KD: 1.06 (5th)
Slayer Rating: 91.3 (6th)
aKD: 1.06 (5th)
TES Rating: 57.3% (11th)
NTK Pct: 68.9% (8th)

Major IV Highlight Stat (SMG Ranks)
3 Kill SND Rounds: 3 (T-3rd)

Tier 5

Kyle "Kremp" Haworth - Cloud9 New York

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 12-24 Record (33%), 57-80 Map Count (42%), 125 CDL points (10th Seed)
Next Match: Failed to Qualify for Champs

Isaiah "Gwinn" Gwinn - Carolina Royal Ravens

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 20-20 Record (50%), 75-78 Map Count (49%), 220 CDL points (6th Seed)
Next Match: June 26th vs Toronto Ultra

Dylan "Nero" Koch - Minnesota RØKKR 

Previous Tier: Tier 6 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 15-24 Record (39%), 72-93 Map Count (44%), 165 CDL points (9th Seed)
Next Match: Failed to Qualify for Champs

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Justice "Estreal" McMillan - Minnesota RØKKR 

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 15-24 Record (39%), 72-93 Map Count (44%), 165 CDL points (9th Seed)
Next Match: Failed to Qualify for Champs

Amer "Pred" Zulbeari - Vegas Falcons

Previous Tier: Tier 6 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 3-28 Record (10%), 26-89 Map Count (23%), 35 CDL points (12th Seed)
Next Match: Failed to Qualify for Champs