The 2026 NFL Draft will be a great event for teams to start building for their future. Here is the Connor Lew NFL Draft Profile.
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Position: Interior Offensive Line
School: Auburn
Size: 6-foot-3 1/2, 310 pounds
Class: Junior
2025 stats: Played 7 Games, Missed the rest of the season with Torn ACL
Lew was a four-star recruit in the class of 2023 who signed with Auburn out of 2023. He made six starts in his first year and was named a Freshman All-American. Lew helped the team win six games that season. In 2024, he started full-time and played well, although Auburn won just five games. For the 2025 season, Lew started seven games before missing the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
Following the season, he declared for the 2026 NFL Draft. He is currently projected to be a second to fourth round pick.
Lew is a good athlete for an NFL center. He snaps the ball and is able to get out of his stance quickly. Lew has good acceleration and can get moving in order to make second-level blocks. He has solid agility as well, helping him as a run blocker in space, but also helping him mirror pass rushers.
He has great hand usage which helps him play bigger than his listed weight. Lew has heavy hands that can really pop defenders on impact and stall them. He also gets them quickly activated when needed, which can help him contact defensive linemen before they can use their length and strength. Lew keeps his hands inside just like offensive linemen are taught.
His ability to do well in both zone and gap concepts make him a fit for lots of NFL teams. He graded out similarly on PFF as a zone and gap blocker with it showing up on tape. Teams will feel comfortable with him at center no matter what play or concept they want to run.
Lew tore his ACL during the 2025 season and is still recovering. He was only able to do the bench press at the NFL Combine and didn’t do other testing. Lew started about two full seasons’ worth of games during his three years at Auburn. He’ll have to check out medically or may take some time to get back.
He still can fill out his frame a bit more and because of that, can struggle against strength and length. Lew doesn’t have the strongest anchor and can get pushed back into the pocket as a pass blocker. He usually has good technique and leverage, but will need to make sure it is consistent to help him.
There are times when Lew oversets and can give up pressure because of it. Defenders can get him leaning one way, then switch up on him and go the other way. Lew needs to stay balanced and trust his technique in those situations.
Projected Draft Range: Second Round Pick-Fourth Round Pick
Draft Grade: Third Round Pick
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