He’s 17 and looks more like a ballboy - and may just be the hottest young halfback prospect in the game.

Meet Jayden Bud Sullivan, playmaker for the Illawarra Steelers SG Ball team and target of at least half a dozen clubs for next season.

The Dragons are desperate to hang onto the teenager, who started the year in scintillating form last weekend as the Steelers carved up Cronulla 36-4.

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