Connor Lew (born August 30, 2005) is an American
college football
College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron football American football in the United States, firs ...
center for the
Auburn Tigers.
Early life
Lew attended
Kennesaw Mountain High School in
Kennesaw, Georgia
Kennesaw is a suburban city northwest of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, located within the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. Known from its original settlement in the 1830s until 1887 as Big Shanty, it became Kennesaw under i ...
. 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. Lew was invited to participate in the
All-American Bowl. 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. Lew initially committed to play
college football
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at
Miami
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before flipping his commitment to
Auburn.
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. For his performance in his first start versus
Mississippi State
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, Lew was named the SEC freshman of the week. During the 2023 season, Lew played in 11 games, making six starts. He was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
References
External links
Auburn Tigers bio
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2005 births
Living people
Players of American football from Kennesaw, Georgia
American football centers
Auburn Tigers football players