Ben Hunt, Matt Gillett and Sam Thaiday have all been mentioned but Boyd has emerged as favourite following the retirement of veteran Corey Parker.

Boyd endured a frosty relationship with the media during his younger days which has since warmed.

And he will need to be at his approachable best should he take the reigns as team spokesman and mentor.  

Langer, who won four premierships with the Broncos, said Boyd was an obvious choice to skipper the glamour club.

"Darius Boyd has really come along with his leadership, not only for Brisbane but Queensland and Australia," Langer told AAP.

"He's had a great season. He plays pretty much mistake-free.

"That could lead to him being front-running for the captaincy."