Where every 2025 Super League player was produced with one club well ahead of the pack

Wigan Warriors are responsible for producing more of this season’s Super League players than any other team.

The Warriors have always put a lot of emphasis in producing their own players and over the years their production line has been prolific to say the very least. Matt Peet is in the process of bringing through a talented crop of youngsters right now, with Jack Farrimond, Tom Forber, Zach Eckersley and Harvie Hill among those stepping into the first-team picture, while Junior Nsemba is still fresh from the academy himself.

But, the conveyor belt of talent at the Brick Community Stadium is well proven and most Super League clubs have at least one player produced by Wigan in their ranks. In fact, 35 players who have played in the league this season wore cherry and white as youngsters.

That includes the 12 homegrown players Wigan have used this season, but there’s a strong Wigan influence across the league, with the likes of Hull KR, Leigh Leopards all boasting numerous Wigan alumni. Rovers for example, have four former Wigan youngsters, including Challenge Cup final hero Tom Davies, as well as Oliver Gildart, Joe Burgess and Micky McIlorum.

Of course, like with every youth system, there’s always a high percentage of players that don’t make it and Wigan’s is no different. But, over the years they have brought through more Super League worthy players with head coaches across the league being fans of the attributes many of those talents possess, both mentally and physically.

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It might not come as a surprise to learn that Leeds Rhinos have the second most prolific system when it comes to producing Super League players. They’ve produced 26 of those current players who have picked up minutes according to our numbers.

Twelve of those remain within the Rhinos set up and have played a key role in Brad Arthur’s side this season. Arthur has used just 23 players in Super League so far with just over half of them being homegrown.

Like with Wigan, Rhinos academy graduates are scattered throughout the league, with six other teams using players who have come through the Headingley system.

St Helens have produced 22 players for the 2025 season and 14 of them still play in the Red V with the likes of Luke Thompson, Jack Ashworth and Tommy Makinson playing elsewhere.

Interestingly, Salford Red Devils are fourth in the list with 21 players. There’s a few older players Salford can take credit for such as Niall Evalds and Stefan Ratchford but their numbers are bolstered significantly by the amount of youngsters they’ve had to call upon this season.

As such, if it wasn’t for the salary cap restrictions and financial issues they have had to contend with this season, they’d be much lower down the list.

Huddersfield Giants can take credit for 20 players, with 11 homegrown players being used this season by Luke Robinson. Their list includes current Man of Steel frontrunner Jake Connor, Jake Wardle, Kruise Leeming and Sam Wood.

Hull FC have produced 17 of this year’s Super League crop, but only five are playing away from the MKM Stadium, including Cup winners Jez Litten, Dean Hadley and Jack Brown.

Interestingly, 13 players spent time with Bradford Bulls as youngsters, while London Broncos and Widnes Vikings have produced a handful, too. We’ve given Featherstone Rovers credit for bringing Zak Hardaker to the game following his rapid progress as a youngster, while York Knights are also on the list for producing Leigh Leopards’ AJ Towse.

It should be noted that some Super League players have not been included, such as Sam Luckley and Alex Walmsley, given their somewhat unorthodox paths to the top of the game, going through university before stepping into the professional ranks.

It should also be said that there are 84 players currently playing Super League who learned their trade down under. The Southern Hemisphere game is by far the biggest producer of Super League players this year.

It took us a while but we’ve crunched the numbers and here’s a look at who has produced the most players for this year’s Super League competition.

Where every 2025 Super League player was produced

Wigan Warriors: 35

Leeds Rhinos: 26

St Helens: 22

Salford Red Devils: 21

Huddersfield Giants: 20

Hull FC: 17

Wakefield Trinity: 16

Warrington Wolves: 16

Bradford Bulls: 13

Catalans/Saint-Esteve: 13

Castleford Tigers: 10

London Broncos: 6

Widnes Vikings: 5

Hull KR: 4

Leigh Leopards: 3

Lezignan: 2

Avignon: 1

Sheffield Eagles: 1

Pia: 1

Featherstone Rovers: 1

Toulouse Olympique: 1

York Knights: 1

Overseas: 84