Connor Lew
| Auburn Tigers – No. 75 | |
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| Position | Center |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Liberal Arts |
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| Born: | August 30, 2005 Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 293 lb (133 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Kennesaw Mountain (Kennesaw, Georgia) |
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Connor Lew (born August 30, 2005) is an American football center for the Auburn Tigers.
Early life and high school
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Jackson, Barry; Wilson, David (August 5, 2022). "Miami adds another All-American to a potential historic offensive line recruiting haul". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Gus (September 15, 2022). "University of Miami Commit Connor Lew Welcomed to 2023 All-American Bowl with Virtual Jersey Presentation". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Jeffery (December 13, 2022). "BREAKING: OL Connor Lew flips commitment from Miami to Auburn". On3.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Silva, Richard (December 13, 2022). "3-star offensive lineman Connor Lew flips commitment from Miami to Auburn football". Montgomery Advisor. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Cole, Adam (October 24, 2023). "Auburn likely turning to true freshman Connor Lew at center against Mississippi State". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Lichtenstein, Adam (December 13, 2022). "Hurricanes lose offensive line prospect Connor Lew to Auburn". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Boynton, Eric (August 5, 2022). "Georgia 3-star OL Connor Lew passes on committing to Clemson football for Miami Hurricanes". Greenville Online. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Locke, Daniel (October 27, 2023). "Auburn OL Connor Lew talks about taking over starting role". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Matt (October 26, 2023). "How Auburn freshman Connor Lew is preparing for his likely first college start". AL.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Shearer, Jeff (October 30, 2023). "Auburn's Gunner Britton, Connor Lew earn SEC weekly honors". The Cullman-Tribune. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Bingham, Patrick. "Lew, Miller look to lead way for offensive line". The Auburn Plainsman. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ McCarthy, JD (December 13, 2023). "Connor Lew named Freshman All-American by 247Sports". Auburn Wire. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Matt (December 7, 2023). "3 Auburn players named to the freshman All-SEC team". AL.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.