The rise of some has been more seamless than others.
Nick Tompkins, a junior England international schooled by Sarries from a young age, marked his 100th first-team appearance for the club with a semi-final hat-trick against Gloucester on Saturday after replacing injured captain Brad Barritt.
A week earlier, scrum-half Tom Whiteley, a player released by Harlequins for being too small, contributed 19 points in a narrow 31-29 defeat for a largely second-string Saracens team against Worcester in their final regular league fixture.
This season, 22-year-old Whiteley has done it all, from filling in as waterboy when they won the pre-season Sevens tournament to making his first Premiership start and lifting the Premiership Shield.
“I knew coming to Saracens was my last chance, I had universities lined up and was thinking of playing Sunday league football. That was five years ago,” Whiteley said.
“Before I got here, I never knew what Sarries were about.
“It is unbelievably welcoming. The academy is not treated as being separate – it is a family within a family.
“I’ve learned more out there on the training pitch than I have on any rugby field purely because I’ve been training with the best team in Europe for five years.”
In a season in which 27 ‘homegrown’ players have featured for Saracens’ first team as they have gone the distance both domestically and in Europe, the club’s trust in those that have passed through the academy is clear.
“We are all part of this,” said Farrell.
“The only way you play well at the weekend is if you prepare well, and preparing well can be a lot down to the people who are not playing.
“All the lads know they are a big part of whether we win or not at the weekend. It makes us all feel as one rather than two separate teams – the academy are not just about the future, they are about the now.”