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 invited to participate in the All-American 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]
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.[6] For his performance in his first start versus Mississippi State, Lew was named the SEC freshman of the week.[7] During the 2023 season, Lew played in 11 games, making six starts.[8] He was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.[9]
