All confirmed rosters for the 2025/26 Name of Obligation League season

The 2025/26 Name of Obligation League season will characteristic quite a lot of brand-new rosters representing a number of franchises which have relocated throughout Europe and North America.

Following an unprecedented victory on the CDL Championship, OpTic Texas is the one workforce to stay with its Name of Obligation: Black Ops 6 roster, whereas the remainder of the organisations have opted to overtake their rosters in a bid for fulfillment on Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7.

With all 12 franchises finalising their rosters forward of the Main 1 on-line qualifiers, Esports Insider takes a have a look at the confirmed lineups earlier than the motion will get underway.

After exhibiting indicators of competing in opposition to the powerhouse groups with a third-place end at this 12 months’s Champs, Boston Breach has retained the providers of Eric ‘Snoopy‘ Pérez Lozano, Evan ‘Purj‘ Pérez, and Cameron ‘Cammy‘ McKilligan, who joined the beginning lineup all through 2023 and 2024.

Byron ‘Nastie‘ Plumridge is Breach’s latest signing, following 4 second-place finishes beneath the Vancouver Surge banner.

Regardless of a promising begin to the Black Ops 6 season, the Carolina Royal Ravens parted methods with three of its 4 gamers to construct a brand new roster centred round 2016 World Champion Austin ‘SlasheR‘ Liddicoat.

Following a season representing Minnesota Rokkr, Dylan ‘Nero‘ Koch joins the Royal Ravens in a bid to unfold his wings and compete in the direction of the highest of the desk. Former Stallions participant Logan ‘Lurqxx‘ makes the leap from Challengers to the Name of Obligation League following a string of robust showings in open tournaments all year long.

One other Challengers participant making his CDL debut with the Royal Ravens is Jay ‘Craze‘ Mallhi. One quarter of the dominant OMiT roster impressed on a number of events, cementing his place as an up-and-coming expertise seeking to make waves in Name of Obligation’s high tier of esports competitors.

In a bid to maneuver up the league desk, Cloud9 New York launched its total roster on the finish of its Black Ops 6 marketing campaign. Just like different franchises, the organisation has opted for a world lineup with an opportunity of competing in opposition to the CDL’s established names.

The UK’s Marcus ‘Afro‘ Reid and Ben ‘Beans‘ McMellon be part of forces alongside the American duo of Makenzie ‘Mack‘ Kelley and Reece ‘Vivid‘ Drost.

All 4 gamers have Name of Obligation League expertise, with all 4 of them competing in Challengers final season. Mack and Vivid beforehand represented OMiT, successful DreamHack Open and the Challengers Finals. Afro competed beneath the Crew Infamous banner, successful the 2025 Miami Open, whereas Beans spent 26 days representing Crew Orchid, scoring a top-16 end on the Esports World Cup.

Regardless of beginning the Black Ops 6 season with victory on the first two Majors, FaZe Vegas, previously Atlanta FaZe, parted methods with McArthur ‘Cellium’ Jovel and Tyler ‘aBeZy‘ Pharris following a downward flip of type within the second half of the 12 months.

Just like Boston Breach, FaZe Vegas dipped into the Vancouver Surge expertise pool, recruiting Jovan ‘04‘ Rodriguez and Jordan ‘Abuzah‘ François to the beginning lineup.

The brand new pairing, mixed with the established duo of Zack ‘Drazah‘ Jordan and Chris ‘Simp‘ Lehr, has the potential for the new-look FaZe franchise to return to the top of the CDL.

G2 Minnesota, previously generally known as Minnesota Rokkr, underwent a contemporary coat of paint through the low season, alongside unveiling a brand-new roster which goals to seek out consistency that eluded the franchise final season.

For Black Ops 7, the lineup is headlined by former World Champion Cesar ‘Skyz‘ Bueno, a participant seeking to rebuild after a turbulent stint beneath the OpTic Texas banner.

Finishing the lineup is the trio of Justice ‘Estreal‘ McMillan, Kyle ‘Kremp‘ Haworth, and Paul ‘Mamba‘ Solano. Mamba makes the soar from Challengers after impressing on OMiT, whereas Kremp joins following a forgettable season on Cloud9 New York.

The combo of youth and expertise makes G2 Minnesota’s new squad an fascinating prospect that has the qualities required to earn locations within the latter phases of Majors.

The Los Angeles Thieves ended the 2024/25 season in wonderful type, taking the ultimate two Majors and placing itself in rivalry for Champs success. To the shock of many, the franchise was dumped out on the earliest alternative, recording a shock top-eight end.

Mixed with the slaying energy of Paco ‘HyDra‘ Rusiewiez and Thomas ‘Scrap‘ Ernst, the Thieves is in place to bounce again from a disappointing Champs efficiency.

For the primary time in franchise historical past, Miami Heretics has moved away from an all-Spanish roster because it appears to be like to enhance on a combined Black Ops 6 season.

In September, younger Argentine prospect Nicolas ‘Traixx‘ Monaco joined the beginning lineup alongside Adrian ‘MettalZ‘ Serrano, David ‘RenKoR‘ Isern, and Diego ‘SupeR‘ Escudero, a trio that’s no stranger to top-tier competitors.

After scoring two top-three finishes in 2025, the Spaniards have impressed in opposition to their North American counterparts, and there’s each likelihood it finds itself in rivalry throughout Black Ops 7.

Two-time CDL champions OpTic Texas is the one franchise that has caught with its lineup for the Black Ops 7 season.

After turning round its shock 0-18 file through the Black Ops 6 common season, the signing of Mason ‘Mercules‘ Ramsey proved pivotal within the franchise efficiently reversing its fortunes to defend its title gained in 2024.

After successful the Monster Power Launch Invitational, the Inexperienced Wall has already develop into the early frontrunner in Black Ops 7 because it begins its bid to develop into the primary franchise to win three CDL Championship titles.

With Mild Mates relocating to the French capital for Black Ops 7 to type the Paris Mild Mates, the 2025/26 season is the primary time the CDL options one workforce from Los Angeles.

The previous LA Thieves pair of Dylan ‘Envoy‘ Hannon and Daniel ‘Ghosty‘ Rothe reunite for an additional season, with Travis ‘Neptune‘ McCloud and Daunte ‘Sib‘ Grey rounding off a roster armed with a wealth of event expertise.

The workforce completed second on the Launch Invitational, a lot to the delight of the passionate Mild Mates fan base. After ending eleventh final season, Paris Mild Mates has the flexibility to mark its debut with a powerful exhibiting.

Beneath the Las Vegas Falcons banner, the franchise succumbed to a disappointing twelfth place final season, scoring three wins throughout 31 regular-season matches.

Former Atlanta FaZe stalwart McArthur ‘Cellium’ Jovel joins the franchise looking for a brand new problem, becoming a member of forces with Amer ‘Pred‘ Zulbeari and Matthew ‘KiSMET‘ Tinsley. Notably, all three gamers have gained a World Championship within the CDL period.

Rounding out the roster is Saud ‘Exnid‘ Alotai, a promising Saudi Arabian expertise who appears to be like to make an affect on the massive stage.

Toronto KOI has assembled a world roster armed with loads of firepower that might cement its place as a event contender as soon as once more.

José Manuel ‘ReeaL‘ Fernández joins the franchise for Black Ops 7 alongside the skilled trio of Tobias ‘CleanX‘ Juul Jønsson, Joseph ‘JoeDecieves‘ Romero, and Jamie ‘Perception‘ Craven to mix high North American and European expertise.

Beneath its earlier Toronto Extremely guise, the franchise completed on the rostrum twice earlier than a slight downward flip of type resulted in top-six placements at Main 4 and Champs.

With a brand new squad bringing in a brand new period, it is going to be fascinating to see if Toronto KOI can return to successful methods this season.

The twelfth and remaining franchise competing within the 2025/26 CDL season is Vancouver Surge, a franchise that made important steps ahead through the Black Ops 6 season.

Regardless of frequent Grand Closing appearances, it determined to overhaul its roster for Black Ops 7 with a trio of thrilling North American expertise and a former World Champion.

Ronald ‘Abe‘ Abraham joins from Toronto KOI, whereas Isiah ‘Gwinn‘ Gwinn arrives after exhibiting promise with the Carolina Royal Ravens. Former Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 participant Noah ‘Lunarz‘ Whillock rounds out the American trio.

2024 Halo World Champion Kaci ‘Lqgend’ Sabri makes the change to Name of Obligation esports after ending second on the 2025 World Championship beneath the OpTic Gaming banner. A number of gamers have made the change from Halo, with various levels of success, making Vancouver an fascinating workforce to observe this season.