July 13--Notre Dame center Braxston Cave and senior offensive tackle Zack Martin were named to the 2012 Outland Trophy Watch List, while graduate defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore and senior linebacker Manti Te'o earned recognition on the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List.

The Outland Trophy is given annually to the best interior lineman in college football, while the Bronko Nagurski Trophy is given annually to the nation's best defensive player.

Cave has played in 35 games during his career. He started 22 straight games before a foot injury in 2011 required surgery and forced him to miss the remainder of season.

Martin has started all 26 games for Notre Dame over the last two seasons. He has won the Guardian of the Year Award, presented by the Guardian Life Insurance Company, to the top Irish offensive lineman in each of the last two years.

In 2011, Martin allowed only one sack and the fewest defensive pressures.

Lewis-Moore has played in 32 games over his career and has started 29, including the first seven in 2011 before a knee injury against USC ended his season. He has 140 career tackles, more than any other Irish defensive lineman, including 13.5 for loss and six sacks.

Te'o already has been tabbed a candidate for the Bednarik Award and several preseason All-America squads. Last season, he led the Irish with 128 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and five sacks. He has collected 100 or more stops in each of the last two seasons.

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