AR Player of the Year Pyramid | 7.18.25

With the 2025 Call of Duty League regular season behind us and the Esports World Cup on the horizon, it's the perfect time to revisit the AR Pyramid one more time. Across four stages, four Majors, and countless highlight moments, the league's top Assault Rifle players have separated themselves through consistency, slaying power, and their impact in high-pressure matches. Now, with one last international test ahead, players have one final chance to climb higher on the Pyramid or go tumbling down.

This EWC edition of the AR Player Pyramid is a season-long reflection of each player's performance, factoring in the full body of work throughout 2025 with added weight given to recent form. Whether you're looking at main AR anchoring down the objective or flex players playing high-paced with mega slaying output, this is how the CDL’s top ARs stack up going into the final event of the year.

Last Pyramid: May 31st

The Ladder (Not Left to Right, just Tiers)

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Tier 1

Thomas "Scrap" Ernst - Los Angeles Thieves 

Previous Tier: Tier 1 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 37-13 Record (74%), 133-61 Map Count (69%), 1st Seed in Regular Season, Top 8 at Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 9:30 am EST vs Gentlemates

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.13 (2nd)
Slayer Rating: 94.2 (1st)
aKD: 1.14 (3rd)
TES Rating: 60.5% (2nd)
NTK Pct: 70.8% (5th)

Season Highlight Stat (AR Ranks)
Hardpoint & Control Damage per 10 minutes: 3455 (1st) & 2900 (1st)

Tier 2

McArthur "Cellium" Jovel - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 35-13 Record (73%), 122-70 Map Count (64%), 2nd Seed in Regular Season, Top 6 at Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 12:30 pm EST vs OMiT

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.17 (1st)
Slayer Rating: 84.8 (7th)
aKD: 1.16 (1st)
TES Rating: 61.0% (1st)
NTK Pct: 73.8% (1st)

Season Highlight Stat (AR Ranks)
Control Attacking K/D: 1.16 (1st)

📸 Photo by @OpTic

Brandon "Dashy" Otell - OpTic Texas

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Up 2 Tiers)
Team Record: 24-21 Record (53%), 90-83 Map Count (52%), 7th Seed in Regular Season, 1st at Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 8:00 am EST vs FiveFears

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.06 (6th)
Slayer Rating: 86.7 (4th)
aKD: 1.07 (5th)
TES Rating: 59.3% (5th)
NTK Pct: 71.0% (5th)

Season Highlight Stat (AR Ranks)
SND 1v2 Clutches: 6 (T-1st)

Tier 3

David "RenKoR" Isern - Miami Heretics

Previous Tier: Tier 2 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 22-22 Record (50%), 92-90 Map Count (51%), 5th Seed in Regular Season, 4th at Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 12:30 pm EST vs Project 7

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.07 (5th)
Slayer Rating: 87.9 (3rd)
aKD: 1.03 (7th)
TES Rating: 59.1% (6th)
NTK Pct: 68.8% (14th)

Season Highlight Stat (AR Ranks)
SND Opening Duel Win Percentage: 68.9% (1st)

Mason "Mercules" Ramsay - Toronto Ultra

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 24-21 Record (53%), 90-83 Map Count (52%), 7th Seed in Regular Season, 1st at Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 8:00 am EST vs FiveFears

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.11 (3rd)
Slayer Rating: 88.2 (2nd)
aKD: 1.14 (4th)
TES Rating: 60.2% (4th)
NTK Pct: 71.2% (3rd)

Season Highlight Stat (AR Ranks)
Control Defending K/D: 1.46 (1st)

📸 Photo by @CODLeague

Byron "Nastie" Plumridge - Vancouver Surge

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 28-20 Record (58%), 110-96 Map Count (53%), 4th Seed in Regular Season, 2nd at Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 9:30 am EST vs Team Orchid

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.01 (10th)
Slayer Rating: 81.6 (13th)
aKD: 0.99 (11th)
TES Rating: 58.1% (11th)
NTK Pct: 69.8% (8th)

Season Highlight Stat (AR Ranks)
SND 3-Kill Rounds on LAN: 7 (T-2nd)

Tier 4

Daniel "Ghosty" Rothe - Los Angeles Thieves 

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 37-13 Record (74%), 133-61 Map Count (69%), 1st Seed in Regular Season, Top 8 at Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 9:30 am EST vs Gentlemates

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.03 (8th)
Slayer Rating: 82.3 (12th)
aKD: 1.04 (6th)
TES Rating: 59.0% (7th)
NTK Pct: 70.1% (7th)

Season Highlight Stat (AR Ranks)
HP Hill Time per 10 mins & CTL Ticks per Attack: 83.6 (1st) & 2.8 (1st)

Zach "Drazah" Jordan - Atlanta FaZe

Previous Tier: Tier 3 (Down 1 Tier)
Team Record: 35-13 Record (73%), 122-70 Map Count (64%), 2nd Seed in Regular Season, Top 6 at Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 12:30 pm EST vs OMiT

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.02 (9th)
Slayer Rating: 83.8 (10th)
aKD: 1.02 (9th)
TES Rating: 58.2% (9th)
NTK Pct: 69.0% (11th)

Season Highlight Stat (AR Ranks)
SND Opening Duel wins: 79 (2nd)

📸 Photo by @CODLeague

Diego "SupeR" Escudero - Miami Heretics

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 22-22 Record (50%), 92-90 Map Count (51%), 5th Seed in Regular Season, 4th at Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 12:30 pm EST vs Project 7

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 1.10 (4th)
Slayer Rating: 84.2 (8th)
aKD: 1.15 (2nd)
TES Rating: 60.2% (3rd)
NTK Pct: 68.9% (13th)

Season Highlight Stat (AR Ranks)
SND Kills per Round: 0.82 (1st)

Jordan "Abuzah" François - Vancouver Surge

Previous Tier: Tier 4 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 28-20 Record (58%), 110-96 Map Count (53%), 4th Seed in Regular Season, 2nd at Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 9:30 am EST vs Team Orchid

Overall Stats (Active AR Ranks)
KD: 0.99 (11th)
Slayer Rating: 83.9 (9h)
aKD: 0.97 (15th)
TES Rating: 58.0% (12th)
NTK Pct: 67.2% (20th)

Season Highlight Stat (AR Ranks)
Most CTL Damage in a Grand Finals Series: 7,571 (1st)

Tier 5

Daunte "Sib" Gray - Cloud9 New York

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 12-24 Record (33%), 57-80 Map Count (42%), 10th Seed in Regular Season, DNQ for Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 8:00 am EST vs G2 Esports

Ben "Beans" McMellon - Toronto Ultra

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 31-18 Record (63%), 104-84 Map Count (55%), 3rd Seed in Regular Season, Top 6 at Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 9:30 am EST vs Vancouver Surge

Giovanni "Gio" Webster - Minnesota Rokkr

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 15-24 Record (39%), 72-93 Map Count (44%), 9th Seed in Regular Season, DNQ for Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 8:00 am EST vs Cloud9

📸 Photo by @CODLeague

Austin "SlasheR" Liddicoat - Carolina Royal Ravens

Previous Tier: Tier 6 (Up 1 Tier)
Team Record: 20-22 Record (48%), 76-84 Map Count (48%), 6th Seed in Regular Season, Top 8 at Champs

Kenneth "Kenny" Williams - Minnesota Rokkr

Previous Tier: Tier 5 (Unchanged)
Team Record: 15-24 Record (39%), 72-93 Map Count (44%), 9th Seed in Regular Season, DNQ for Champs
Next Match: July 24th at 8:00 am EST vs Cloud9