After multiple failed attempts to land an offense lineman in the transfer portal, Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze finally got a hit as Mississippi State offensive tackle transfer Percy Lewis picked the Tigers.

Auburn announced the addition of Lewis Thursday night.

He took an official visit to Auburn on Jan. 5.

Lewis, a former No. 1 ranked junior college transfer on the offensive line, played in 15 games over two years with Mississippi State including eight starts. Pro Football Focus statistics show Lewis only allowed one sack on 235 pass-blocking snaps.

Auburn has multiple spots to fill on its offensive line as it prepares to lose Gunner Britton and Kam Stutts to graduation.

Freeze frequently rotated his offensive line, but the group failed to maintain much consistency during the 2023 season.

As Auburn opened its pre-Music City Bowl practices, Freeze said he didn’t feel he did a good job in the transfer portal to that point because he didn’t bring some targets in for visits quickly enough. Freeze didn’t explicitly say who he was talking about, but he was likely referring to his recruitment of offensive linemen where Auburn was beaten to the punch, so to speak, by other programs.

Lewis joins junior college transfer Seth Wilfred as the only incoming offensive lineman with college experience. Four-star signee out of high school DeAndre Carter is regarded as one of the top interior offensive line recruits in the country.

Matt Cohen covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @Matt_Cohen_ or email him at [email protected]