Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker is a professional VALORANT player from the United States of America. Before transitioning to VALORANT, he was a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player, where he is most known for his time in compLexity Gaming. He made the switch to VALORANT in September of 2020 when he signed for Andbox and later for Cloud9.
yay plays VALORANT at 800 DPI with 0.38 in-game sensitivity — an eDPI of 304, roughly 43.0 cm per 360°. That puts him in the 80 percentile of the professional distribution we track. His current mouse is the Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 Black. He is the only VALORANT player to have won Esports Player of the Year at The Game Awards (2022), but note he has been a free agent since late 2025 — treat this as a legacy profile rather than a current-roster reference.
North America's 'El Diablo' and the only VALORANT player to win Esports Player of the Year at The Game Awards
Jaccob 'yay' Whiteaker is a former CS:GO pro turned VALORANT star who dominated 2022 as a Chamber and Jett operator with OpTic Gaming. A free agent since late 2025, he remains one of the most mechanically gifted duelists/sentinels the scene has seen.
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We store this share code alongside the settings above and re-check that the two agree. Last verified September 14, 2026. Share codes change — if this one imports a crosshair that looks different, the player has changed it since.
yay is a useful historical reference for sentinel and duelist settings from the Chamber era, but note he is a free agent with no 2026 team, so treat his profile as a legacy entry rather than a current-roster comparison.
Because his role is anchor-with-flair, not anchor-with-camper. 304 eDPI (43.0 cm/360, 80th percentile of 652 tracked pros) lets him clear angles fast when a retake demands it — proof high sens is a preference, not a duelist rule.
A white crosshair with centre dot on, no inner lines, and its share code is listed above — one of the simplest layouts among the pros we track: minimal geometry, maximum clarity.
He runs a conventional 800 DPI; the personality is in the 0.38 sens. His 304 eDPI sits above the pro median of 230 — but well below the spike-hunting duelists at 400+.
Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker (born September 9, 1998), an American VALORANT pro who came over from CS:GO — where he was the star rifler for compLexity — through Andbox and Cloud9.
Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 (the shell 86 of 656 pros in our database use) on an Artisan Hayate Otsu V2 XSoft — a fast low-friction pad that matches his angle-clearing style.
Most notably compLexity Gaming in North America, where his aggressive AWP-less rifle play built the reputation that followed him into VALORANT in September 2020.
Our September 2026 snapshot lists him as a free agent — his third organisation changed at the end of 2025. We re-check every profile before each event window.
