Connor Lew: SEC Star's Draft Prospects

0:00On April 9, Conor Lou, the 20-year-old Auburn Center standing six feet three and a half inches tall at 310 pounds, looks like a solid third-round draft prospect. This junior from the SEC earned team captain honors in 2025 and made the all-freshman team early on. He's got prototypical size and showed real strength with 27 bench press reps at the combine. Lou shines in past protection, giving up just three sacks and 20 pressures over three college years, with only eight penalties called and none accepted. He called protections smartly at the line and his youth means plenty of upside after basically two years of starts. Scouts compare him to Frank Ragnar for that functional power. But he's not a row grader in the run game, more of a wall than a bulldozer, and quick edge rushers sometimes slip by his feet. Backs that nasty streak you won a front, and some say his play did junior year, though film from Georgia and Oklahoma games didn't show it to me.

1:01Post ACL injury, recovery's a question mark, he might not hit full speed to late in his rookie year, delaying development in a new scheme like the. Commanders zone blocking. Auburn's basic drive blocking setup didn't help showcase his full potential, especially with weaker guards around him. All lose country strong build and brains make him intriguing, but teams got away that injury leg against guys ready to plug in now could be a steal if he bolks up and heals right. That's your update from NFL news today powered by AI.