Four NA players make HLTV Prospects Season 2

In the newest iteration of HLTV's Prospects, a list of the top 50 up-and-comers in CS2, fourNorth Americans got the nod: Marsborne's Adam "Grizz" Golden, former Voca member Dylan "slump" Naylor, Wildcard's Jaxon "Peeping" Cornwell, and former SkinRave player Maks "laxiee" Andryei.

NIP's Kacper "xKacpersky" Gabara topped the rankings, taking the place of Prospects Season 1 graduate Maksim "kyousuke" Lukin. Other notable graduates include HLTV Rookie of the Year Danil "molodoy" Golubenko and M80's Mason "Lake" Sanderson.

Grizz, slump, Peeping, and laxiee will hope to join these alumni, with Grizz potentially having the strongest chance at rank #22. laxiee and slump join the list at rank #44 and #48, respectively, while Peeping unfortunately falls from rank #32 in Season 1 to rank #50 in Season 2.

In order to graduate, the Prospects must exceed one of six criteria, the simplest of which to surpass is the age limit of 21. This leaves 19-year-old slump with the opportunity to return for Season 3. Of course, players would rather "graduate" by attending too many maps at Big Events or competing regularly for a Top 50, Top 30, or even Top 20 team.

Statistically speaking, Grizz boasts the highest 2026 rating of the three at 1.10 over 20 maps. Peeping has a decent 1.02 rating over 9 maps played this year, and while slump has yet to play in 2026, he posted a 1.17 rating over 29 maps with Voca last year.

We'll see who graduates as the top Prospect.