Ahead of the start of the Call of Duty League (CDL) on January 24, all 12 franchises now have an identity and complete rosters ahead of a new era of Call of Duty esports. Here are all 12 franchises and their line-ups:
Paris Legion
Players
- Luke "Louqa" Rigas
- Conrad "Shockz" Rymarek
- Denholm "Denz" Taylor
- Matthew "KiSMET" Tinsley
- Timothy "Phantomz" Landis
- Zach "Zed" Denyer
- Paul "Breszy" Breszynski
Coaches
- Josh "Joshh" Lee-Sheppard
- Joel "Op2" Mehdizadeh
The Paris Legion is a team filled with experienced players. The starting five is yet to be confirmed but with plenty of squad depth, there are plenty of combinations to choose from.
Chicago Huntsmen
Players
- Seth "Scump" Abner
- Matthew "FormaL" Piper
- Alec "Arcitys" Sanderson
- Dylan "Envoy" Hannon
- Pierce "Gunless" Hillman
With plenty of experience on the Huntsmen roster, it is hard not to consider this roster as a championship contender.
Atlanta FaZe
Players
- Tyler "AbeZy" Pharris
- Chris "Simp" Lehr
- McArthur "Cellium" Jovel
- Michael "MajorManiak" Szymaniak
- Preston "Priestahh" Greiner
Coaches
- James Crowder - Head Coach
- Richard "RJ" Simoncelli - Assistant Coach
- Austin "Easy Mac" O'Neil - Analyst
With a lot of young talent on the Atlanta FaZe and a strong coaching team behind them, the Atlanta FaZe are certainly capable at being near the top of the table.
Minnesota RØKKR
Players
- Adam "Assault" Garcia
- Adam "GodRX" Brown
- Justin "SiLLY" Fargo-Palmer
- Alex "Alexx" Carpenter
- Obaid "Asim" Asim
- Kaden "Exceed" Stockdale - Substitute
- Devin "TTinyy" Robinson - Substitute
Coaches
- Brian "Saintt" Baroska - Head Coach/General Manager
- Jacob "REPPIN" Trobaugh - Assistant Coach/Analyst
Consisting of multiple world champions and exciting young talents, the RØKKR has one of the most complete rosters in the league and have a lot of potential to boot.
New York Subliners
Players
- Thomas "ZooMaa" Paparatto
- Donovan "Temp" Laroda
- Lamar "Accuracy" Abedi
- Trei "Zer0" Morris
- Dillon "Attach" Price
- Doug "Censor" Martin - Substitute
Coaches
- John "Revan" Boble
- JohnPaul "JP Krez" Krez - Analyst
The Subliners has a stacked Assault Rifle line-up with several players all capable of performing at the top level.
Dallas Empire
Players
- James "Clayster" Eubanks
- Ian "Crimsix" Porter
- Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro
- Cuyler "Huke" Garland
- Indevir "iLLeY" Dhaliwal
- Thomas "Tommey" Trewren - Substitute
- Charlie "MuTeX" Saouma
The re-union of Crimsix and Clayster headlines the Dallas Empire while the likes of Shotzzy and iLLeY are some of the most promising young talents to enter the CoD scene.
OpTic Gaming Los Angeles
Players
- Thomas TJHaly" Haly
- Brandon "Dashy" Otell
- Kenny "Kenny" Williams
- Austin "Slasher" Liddicoat
- Jordan "JKap" Kaplan
Consisting of a strong mixture of youth and experience, the new-look OpTic Gaming LA team will be confident of a strong performance heading into the start of the season.
Florida Mutineers
As of writing (November 9th) the Florida roster has yet to be confirmed.
LA Guerillas
Players
- Patrick "Aches" Price
- Ulysses "AquA" Silva
- Jacob "Decemate" Cato
- Renato "Saints" Forza
- Andres "Lacefield" Lacefield
Coaches
- Embry "Bevils" Bevils - Head Coach
- Ricky "Ricky" Stacy - Assistant Coach
As one of the last franchises to confirm their roster, there is a lot of experience on this team but whether they will be able to contend with some of the other teams in the league is another matter.
London Royal Ravens
Players
- Bradley "Wuskin" Marshall
- Matthew "Skrapz" Marshall
- Dylan "Dylan" Henderson
- Jordan "Jurd" Crowley
- Rhys "Rated" Price
- Dylan "Madcat" Daly - Substitute
- Sean "Seany" O'Connor - Substitute
Coaches
- Shane McKerral - Strategic Coach
- Joe Pinnington - Head Coach
- James Batz - Assistant Coach
The Royal Ravens takes the best UK talent and puts them on the same team. After last years performances, expect the Ravens to perform well on Modern Warfare.
Seattle Surge
Players
- Damon "Karma" Barlow
- Ian "Enable" Wyatt
- Sam "Octane" Larew
- Josiah "Slacked" Berry
- Bryan "Apathy" Zhelyazkov
Coaches
- Joey "Nubzy" DiGiacomo - Head Coach
Featuring three-time world champion Karma and some world-class talent around him, Seattle may well have acquired the most talented roster in the league.
Toronto Ultra
Players
- Daniel "Loony" Loza
- Anthony "Methodz" Zinni
- Carson "Brack" Newberry
- Alejandro "Lucky" Lopez
- Adrian "MeTTalZ" Serrano
- Tobias "CleanX" Juul Jonsson - Substitute
- Nicholas "Classic" DiConstanzo - Substitute
- Cameron "Cammy" McKilligan - Substitute
- Mehran "Mayhem" Anjomshoa - Substitute
As one of the few franchises with a full 10-man roster, the Toronto Ultra is filled top-to-bottom with exciting and experienced talents.
Stay tuned for the latest CDL news!
The inaugural season of the Call of Duty League (CDL) is set to launch in January, where Minnesota Røkkr will host the first weekend of matches.
