Connor Lew

● Good initial quickness to step or jump-snap defenders ● Coordinated mover to pull/climb with tempo and body control ● Does nice job surfacing blocks in the run game and handles himself well vs. linebackers ● Active use of hands in pass pro to set parameters for rushers ● Adequate anchor; works hard to grow roots versus bull rushers ● Younger player but has mental capacity to take mental load off rest of the line ● Locates blitzers from depth and processes movement across his face ● Voted a team captain by his teammates in 2025 ● Reliable and can be trusted in the program (stepped into leadership role as a sophomore) 313 Back to table of contents -- 317 of 629 --

● Small snapping hands ● Needs to keep his feet alive in pass pro to keep rushers from attacking his edges (see 2025 Texas A&M tape) ● Can be overwhelmed and discarded by point of attack power ● Doesn’t have length or pop to create knockback ● Struggles to dig out and drive defenders in the run game ● 100 percent of college snaps came at center — unproven position flex ● Torn ACL in left knee (Oct. 2025), which ended his final season and sidelined him for draft process; plans to receive an update from his surgeon in April and expects to be ready for training camp

A three-year starter at Auburn, Lew started at center (right-handed snapper) in former head coach Hugh Freeze’s balanced (gap and zone) scheme. It didn’t take long for him to break into the starting lineup as a true freshman and establish himself as one of the top up-and-coming linemen in the SEC. There were high expectations for his 2025 season, but a torn left ACL sidelined him for the second half of the season and the draft process. An efficient athlete, Lew moves well laterally — you can tell on tape how much he enjoys blocking wide-zone calls. The coaching staff didn’t hesitate to put a lot on his plate, and he proved himself by setting protections and making run-game alerts based on defensive structure. He has decent base strength to wall-off run lanes and stalemate bull rushers, when he stays in position. His hands are active but lack voltage, and he will never be much of a people mover. Overall, Lew isn’t a strong drive blocker and needs to develop better consistency, but he has the movement skills and instincts to get the job done in the NFL. He has starting potential, if he stays healthy and proves he can match up physically with NFL power.