The Man of Steel Award is the highest and most prestigious individual honour in the Betfred Super League, which recognises the best player of the season.

Did you know that the first award was introduced in 1977?

The Man of Steel has been presented at the end of every season since, and ahead of the 2014 Super League, was renamed in tribute to the former St Helens, Hull, Wakefield, England and Ireland full-back, Steve Prescott MBE.

Prescott responded inspirationally to the diagnosis of a rare form of stomach cancer in 2006, and raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity before his death at the age of 39 in November 2013.

Jake Connor is the reigning Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel.

The influential Leeds Rhinos stand-off and goalkicker was recognised for his contribution to a huge improvement in performances at AMT Headingley in 2025, as Brad Arthur’s team climbed from eighth in the table in 2024 to a fourth-placed finish – the club’s best since 2017.

Connor was a surprise signing from Huddersfield Giants for 2025, having made almost 100 appearances for the club in two stints, in addition to almost 150 in six seasons with Hull FC.

He became the first Leeds Rhinos player to be crowned Man of Steel since Zak Hardaker in 2015, and only the fourth in the 48 years since David Ward was the inaugural winner in 1977.