Connor Lew
Auburn Tigers – No. 75
PositionCenter
ClassSophomore
MajorLiberal Arts
Personal information
Born: (2005-08-30) August 30, 2005 (age 18)
Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight293 lb (133 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolKennesaw Mountain (Kennesaw, Georgia)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC Freshman (2023)

Connor Lew (born August 30, 2005) is an American football center for the Auburn Tigers.

Early life and high school

Lew attended Kennesaw Mountain High School in Kennesaw, Georgia. In his junior season, he helped his school to a ten win season, helping the offense average 32 points per game while also notching 15 tackles with seven tackles going for a loss, a sack, and a forced fumble on defense.[1] Lew was also invited to participate in the 2023 All-American High School Bowl.[2] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three star recruit, and the 7th center in the class of 2023, holding offers from Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, and Miami.[3][4] Lew initially committed to play college football at Miami before flipping his commitment to Auburn.[5][6][7]

College career

In week eight of the 2023 season, Lew took over as the starting center after starter Avery Jones went down with an injury.[8][9] For his performance in his first start versus Mississippi State, Lew was named the SEC freshman of the week.[10] During the 2023 season, Lew played in eleven games, making six starts.[11] For his performance on the season, Lew was named to the 247Sports Freshman All-American team, as well as being named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ Jackson, Barry; Wilson, David. "Miami adds another All-American to a potential historic offensive line recruiting haul". Miami Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ Ramos, Gus (15 September 2022). "University of Miami Commit Connor Lew Welcomed to 2023 All-American Bowl with Virtual Jersey Presentation". NBC Sports. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ Lee, Jeffery (13 December 2022). "BREAKING: OL Connor Lew flips commitment from Miami to Auburn". On3.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ Silva, Richard (13 December 2022). "3-star offensive lineman Connor Lew flips commitment from Miami to Auburn football". Montgomery Advisor. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ Cole, Adam (24 October 2023). "Auburn likely turning to true freshman Connor Lew at center against Mississippi State". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ^ Lichtenstein, Adam (13 December 2022). "Hurricanes lose offensive line prospect Connor Lew to Auburn". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  7. ^ Boynton, Eric (5 August 2022). "Georgia 3-star OL Connor Lew passes on committing to Clemson football for Miami Hurricanes". Greenville Online. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ^ Locke, Daniel (27 October 2023). "Auburn OL Connor Lew talks about taking over starting role". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  9. ^ Cohen, Matt (26 October 2023). "How Auburn freshman Connor Lew is preparing for his likely first college start". AL.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. ^ Shearer, Jeff (30 October 2023). "Auburn's Gunner Britton, Connor Lew earn SEC weekly honors". The Cullman-Tribune. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  11. ^ Bingham, Patrick. "Lew, Miller look to lead way for offensive line". The Auburn Plainsman. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  12. ^ McCarthy, JD (13 December 2023). "Connor Lew named Freshman All-American by 247Sports". Auburn Wire. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  13. ^ Cohen, Matt (7 December 2023). "3 Auburn players named to the freshman All-SEC team". AL.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.