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
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]