Where every Super League club ranks for academy players used in 2025 with Hull KR bottom and Salford Red Devils top

Just past the halfway stage of the Super League season, we’ve looked at how every club has fared in terms of playing players from their own academy.

Some prove far more successful than others because they have long-established academies, whilst other sides, namely Salford Red Devils, have been forced to call upon their youngsters this season.

Not all of the academy products are young players though with veterans such as Ryan Hall and Kallum Watkins both recently returning to Leeds Rhinos, an academy system they’d joined years before.

It’s no surprise that the teams with historically strong academy systems rank highly for the number of players used but it hasn’t necessarily correlated to success in the 2025 season.

Here’s where every Super League club ranks in terms of players used that played for their own academy.

Every Super League club’s academy player usage in 2025

Hull KR (1) – Mikey Lewis

Leigh Leopards (1) – Frankie Halton

Castleford Tigers (6) – Cain Robb, Fletcher Rooney, George Hill, Jason Qareqare, Joe Westerman, Sam Hall

Wakefield Trinity (8) – Ellis Lingard, Jack Croft, Josh Griffin, Tom Johnstone, Max Jowitt, Jay Pitts, Oli Pratt, Harvey Smith

Catalans Dragons (9) – Alrix Da Costa, Arthur Romano, Cesar Rouge, Fouad Yaha, Franck Maria, Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, Jordan Dezaria, Matthieu Laguerre, Paul Seguier

Huddersfield Giants (11) – Archie Sykes, Connor Carr, George King, Jack Billington, Jacob Algar, Kieran Rush, Leroy Cudjoe, Matty English, Aidan McGowan, Fenton Rogers, Sam Hewitt

Warrington Wolves (11) – Adam Holroyd, Arron Lindop, Ben Currie, Ben Hartill, Cai Taylor-Wray, Ewan Irwin, Jake Thewlis, Joe Philbin, Josh Thewlis, Toby King, Zack Gardner

Leeds Rhinos (12) – Alfie Edgell, Ash Handley, Cameron Smith, Harry Newman, Jack Sinfield, Jarrod O’Connor, Kallum Watkins, Mikolaj Oledzki, Morgan Gannon, Riley Lumb, Ryan Hall, Tom Holroyd

Wigan Warriors (12) – Ethan Havard, Harry Smith, Harvie Hill, Jack Farrimond, Jacob Douglas, Junior Nsemba, Kian McDermott, Liam Byrne, Liam Farrell, Liam Marshall, Tom Forber, Zach Eckersley

Hull FC (13) – Brad Fash, Davy Litten, Denive Balmforth, Harvey Barron, Jack Charles, Jordan Lane, Lewis Martin, Logan Moy, Matty Laidlaw, Tom Briscoe, Will Gardiner, Will Hutchinson, Will Kirby

St Helens (14) – Dayon Sambou, Deon Cross*, George Delaney, George Whitby, Jack Welsby, Jake Wingfield, Jon Bennison, Jonny Lomax, Harry Robertson, Mark Percival, Matty Lees, Morgan Knowles, Noah Stephens, Owen Dagnall

Salford Red Devils (15) – Billy Glover, Charlie McCurrie, Ethan Fitzgerald, Finley Yates, Harrison Hope, Jack Gatcliffe, Jimmy Shields, John Hutchings, Josh Wagstaffe, Logan Lagar, Lucas Coan, Nathan Connell, Sam Hill, Scott Egan, Sean Murray