Connor Lew

Draft-Week Buzz

No verified pre-draft news items in the past 30 days for this prospect. See Day 2/3 Team Fits below for projected landing spots and /news.html for the cross-prospect timeline.

Combine / Pro Day Measurables (reported)

Numbers compiled from NFL Scouting Combine results, Pro Day box scores, and beat-writer reports. "Reported" means cross-referenced against multiple sources; verify on nfl.com/combine for definitive marks.

College Career Stats

• 2023 Auburn (Fr): 8 starts at C — Freshman All-SEC
• 2024 Auburn (So): 13 starts at C, 2nd-team All-SEC
• 2025 Auburn (Jr): 13 starts at C, 1st-team All-SEC + Rimington finalist

NFL Pro Comparison

Ryan Kelly (former Colts center) — technique-clean C with starter floor and Pro Bowl ceiling

Mock-Draft Consensus

30-day trend: Stable — Rimington finalist

Ranks cross-referenced from ESPN's Jordan Reid top-500, PFF's 2026 Big Board top-200, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50 (NFL.com). Realistic draft-night range reflects projected team fit and trade scenarios, not just big-board placement.

Outcome Range

• Floor: 10-year starting C
• Median: Pro Bowl center in a zone-run scheme
• Ceiling: Multi-time All-Pro C

Scheme Fit

Zone-blocking base (Inside Zone / Outside Zone) with power situational concepts

Pre-Draft Visits

Top-30 visits with the Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Chargers, and Pittsburgh Steelers

Signature College Game

2025 Iron Bowl vs Alabama: zero sacks allowed, consistent run-blocking anchor in a close loss

Sources

• ESPN Player Page
• Auburn Athletics
• 247Sports

Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.

Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits

NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Connor Lew as a Day 2/3 replacement option.

• VERIFIED Las Vegas Raiders: moved on from Alex Cappa (zone-G) on 2026-03-09. [verified]
  Picks held: R1 #1; R2 #36
• REPORTED Dallas Cowboys: moved on from Tyler Biadasz (zone-C).
  Picks held: R1 #12; R1 #20 via Green Bay
• REPORTED New York Jets: moved on from Mekhi Becton (power-guard).
  Picks held: R1 #2; R1 #16 via Indianapolis; R2 #33; R2 #44 via Dallas

Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.

NFL Scheme Fit

Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.

Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook

Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

• Frame: Among 2026 IOL prospects, his 6-3 / 300 lbs frame sits at the 19th percentile in height and 16th percentile in weight.
• Position class: Connor Lew is IOL #6 of 37 ranked IOLs in the 2026 class. Of those, 4 are projected in the R3 range.
• School pipeline: Auburn has 3 IOLs in the 2026 NFL Draft class (5 total prospects from the school).

Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.

Connor Lew’s NFL Archetype: Creed Humphrey

Creed Humphrey (Kansas City Chiefs)

Closest IOL physical profile in the modern NFL: 6-3/300 lbs. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.

Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.

Similar Interior OL (C/G Prospects

Closest matches to Connor Lew (6-3 / 300 lbs, #6 IOL) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.

• Logan JonesSIZE MATCH Iowa · 6-3/300 lbs · #7 IOL · R3
• Jalen FarmerSIZE MATCH Kentucky · 6-3/310 lbs · #5 IOL · R3
• Sam HechtSIZE MATCH Kansas State · 6-4/300 lbs · #8 IOL · R3-R4
• Jake SlaughterSIZE MATCH Florida · 6-3/300 lbs · #10 IOL · R4
• Keylan RutledgeSIZE MATCH Georgia Tech · 6-4/310 lbs · #4 IOL · R2-R3

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Auburn & The 2026 Class