NRG Academy NRG Academy North America Rank #8 chloric Caide Heaton renz Austin Dickman Ange Adam Milian geeza Tanner McGhee Shondex Yahya Amani has signed Michael "neT" Bernet, adding a player with experience across the VCT and Challengers levels to replace the departing Caide "chloric" Heaton.

neT joins having been in professional Valorant since its First Strike era in 2020. In the game's earliest days, he competed for Teal Seam Teal Seam Inactive renz Austin Dickman furbsa Jonaaa6 Jonard Penaflor d1msumboi Erik Almhjell Cade3k Cade Warren and Squirtle Squad Squirtle Squad Inactive Add3r Jack Hayashi Okeanos Anthony Nguyen wedid Matthew Suchan Harmful Mohammed C. Governor Peter No before landing with The Guard The Guard Inactive JonahP Jonah Pulice trent Trent Cairns neT Michael Bernet valyn Jacob Batio tex Ian Botsch in late 2021. Alongside current G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #2 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf players valyn and trent , he played the Sentinel role for the squad, helping the team rise from the Open Qualifier to the Masters Reykjavik stage. He stayed with the team in 2023, the first year of VCT's partnership era, and helped the team to a trophy-winning campaign at the first-ever Americas Ascension. neT remained with the team as G2 picked up most of the remaining The Guard core the following offseason, but departed after Americas Kickoff. He found a new home in M80 M80 North America Rank #29 Kyu Mirel Braco Hrustemovic Spaz Adam Laamoumi Boni NiSMO Marc-Andre Tayar alvinboy Alvin Hong later that year, and was back on the Americas Ascension stage, where the team narrowly lost in the grand final to 2Game Esports 2Game Esports Brazil Rank #3 Brinks gobera Vitor Gobo ambitioN Gabriel Lima lz Luiz Reche frz Leandro Gomes .

neT signed with Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #4 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong Zellsis Jordan Montemurro penny Erik Penny OXY Francis Hoang the following offseason as one of three former M80 players to land with VCT teams, and saw out the 2025 season with the org. While Cloud9 and neT put up promising results through the year, a fourth-place finish in Stage 2 was the best result they could manage, adding another year to the org's international drought. neT departed Cloud9 in the following offseason and has been unattached since.

The seat that neT takes in the NRGA starting roster will chloric's, who departs after joining the Maryville University Maryville University North America Rank #1 chloric Caide Heaton renz Austin Dickman Ange Adam Milian geeza Tanner McGhee Shondex Yahya Amani core in June of 2024. chloric, who was the team's IGL, departs after enjoying plenty of success at the Collegiate Valorant level. Trophy-lifting campaigns at the HUE Invitational 2024 and the Collegiate Valorant Championship 2025 were the highs in his time with Maryville, while a 5th-6th finish in NA ACE Stage 1 highlighted his short time under the NRGA banner.

NRG Academy enters Stage 2 as one of many teams to have undergone roster changes, with the team's first match being against Alliance Guardians Alliance Guardians North America Rank #39 gMd Anthony Guimond Wildfire Tykhon Benderskyi Jerk Justin Milani atlas RYKER .

NRG Academy NRG Academy North America Rank #8 chloric Caide Heaton renz Austin Dickman Ange Adam Milian geeza Tanner McGhee Shondex Yahya Amani 's full roster is now:

  • Michael "neT" Bernet
  • Austin "renz" Dickman
  • Adam "Ange" Milian
  • Tanner "geeza" McGhee
  • Yahya "Shondex" Amani
  • Matthew "mCe" Elmore (Head coach)