This article lists players who have recently captained the Carlow county hurling team in the Christy Ring Cup, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
| Year | Player(s) | Club | National titles | ||
| 2008 | Edward Coady | Mount Leinster Rangers | Christy Ring Cup final winning captain | ||
| 2009 | Mark Brennan | Naomh Bríd | Christy Ring Cup final winning captain | ||
| 2010 | Edward Coady | Mount Leinster Rangers | |||
| 2011 | Paudie Kehoe | St Mullin's | |||
| 2012 | Edward Coady Shane Kavanagh | Mount Leinster Rangers Naomh Eoin | |||
| 2013 | |||||
| 2014 | Edward Coady | Mount Leinster Rangers | [1] | ||
| 2015 | Séamus Murphy Alan Corcoran | St Mullin's Erin's Own | |||
| 2016 | Séamus Murphy Alan Corcoran | St Mullin's Erin's Own | |||
| 2017 | Martin Kavanagh | St Mullin's | Christy Ring Cup-winning captain | ||
| 2018 | Diarmuid Byrne Richard Coady | Mount Leinster Rangers Mount Leinster Rangers | Joe McDonagh Cup-winning captains | ||
| 2019 | Diarmuid Byrne Richard Coady | Mount Leinster Rangers Mount Leinster Rangers | |||
| 2020 | Diarmuid Byrne Edward Coady | Mount Leinster Rangers Mount Leinster Rangers | |||
| 2021 | |||||
| 2022 | Michael Doyle | Mount Leinster Rangers | [2] | ||
| 2023 | Paul Doyle | St Mullin's | Joe McDonagh Cup-winning captain | ||
| 2024 | Kevin McDonald | Mount Leinster Rangers | [3] |