Spencer Fano

● Lean, fluid athlete with an evenly-distributed frame ● Above-average foot quickness and movement ability in everything he does ● Easily gains ground in pass protection with proper depth to cut off rush angles ● Uses quick, independent hands for commanding strikes in pass sets ● Latch-and-drive bully in run game and has affection for finishing ● Rangy on pulls — does some of his best work away from the line of scrimmage ● Fits up and erases linebackers at second level ● Enjoys hitting people and shows outstanding play demeanor for all four quarters ● Voted one of four team captains (and the only underclassman) in 2025 (Fano: “I don’t remember a time when I didn’t love football.”) ● Fun, gregarious personality; always has a smile on his face (NFL scout: “Has some class clown to him, but in a likeable way. … He’s all business when it’s time to work but always keeps things light.”) ● Enrolled at Utah at 265 pounds and added almost 50 pounds during first year on campus 220 Back to table of contents -- 224 of 629 -- ● Smart and self-aware to understand strengths and where he must get better ● Durable — played in 37 straight games over three years in college

● Narrow-shouldered and narrow-hipped, with average body length ● Needs to continue developing core and anchor strength ● Gets in trouble when he sets flat and allows longer defenders into his frame ● Inconsistent hand placement mid-slide, leaving him susceptible to spins and inside counters (see 2025 Texas Tech tape) ● Needs to cut down on youthful mistakes (blocking downfield wiped out touchdown on 2025 Texas Tech tape; costly holding on Wyoming tape) ● Played left tackle in 2023 but is more natural at right tackle (played exclusively right tackle in high school)

A three-year starter at Utah, Fano played right tackle in former offensive coordinator Jason Beck’s RPO-based spread scheme (also lined up as a jumbo tight end in unbalanced sets). After becoming an immediate starter at left tackle as a true freshman, he moved to his more natural right tackle spot the past two seasons and became just the fifth unanimous All-American in school history (and the first on offense). He also became the first Utah player to win the Outland Trophy and was the second of Polynesian descent to win the honor (Sewell was the first). An impressive athlete for the position, Fano is quick out of his stance in pass protection and has the bend, balance and sudden hands to neutralize different types of rushers. When Utah needed a yard, it ran behind No. 55 and his efficient footwork and hips — particularly on power-play skip-pulls, where he could fit up defenders and take them for a ride. Though he plays like someone just pissed in his Cheerios[a], he doesn’t have overwhelming power to manhandle NFL size, and his undeveloped anchor could be an issue early in his career. Overall, Fano has the feet, demeanor and recovery balance of a starting NFL tackle. He also has a knack for losing slowly, despite possessing average length and core strength. He has the talent to be an immediate NFL starter at right tackle or guard.