ESPN Recognizes Spencer Fano As Top Offensive Tackle In College Football
Aug 11, 2025, 12:31 PM
Utah football right tackle Spencer Fano finds his name on the ESPN preseason All-America team. (PHOTO by Joel Davidson.)
(PHOTO by Joel Davidson.)
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Utes offensive tackle Spencer Fano is waiting to prove it on the field this season, but that hasn’t stopped college football writers across the country from singing his praises throughout the summer and early portion of fall camp.
ESPN’s Chris Low included Fano as his top tackle on ESPN’s 2025 preseason college football All-America team.
Utah OT Spencer Fano Last Season:
🔴 424 Pass Block Snaps
🔴 1 Sack Allowed
🔴 2 QB Hits Allowed
🔴 93.6 Run Block Grade@Utah_Football pic.twitter.com/BbRfws8Jxh— PFF College (@PFF_College) May 10, 2025
The NFL scouts love Fano, and there are a lot of reasons why. The 6-6, 302-pound junior has been a starter the past two seasons and has split time at left and right tackle. Fano earned a 93 overall grade last season by Pro Football Focus, which led all FBS tackles. He’s a devastating run blocker and didn’t allow a sack this past season after the opening week.
Fano made 12 starts at right tackle in 2024, earning First Team All-Big 12. The Spanish Fork, Utah, native was also named to the PFF First Team, Associated Press Second Team, and Walter Camp Second Team.
Fano did not allow a sack in the final 11 weeks of the season. He has played 25 career games at Utah with 24 starts.
Spencer Fano’s run blocking tape (as a true So.) is behind only Penei Sewell and Tyler Linderbaum out of the college OL I’ve watched. Elite zone blocker who is just as effective driving people off the LOS pic.twitter.com/G6QP8r2FcL
— James Foster (@NoFlagsFilm) June 30, 2025
Fano and offensive line mate Caleb Lomu were each named to the Outland Trophy watchlist and All-Big 12 Preseason Team for a Utah squad looking to rebound from an unusual down season under head coach Kyle Whittingham.
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The Utes open the 2025 season on the road against the Big 10’s UCLA Bruins on Saturday, August 30. Kickoff is at 9 p.m. MT.
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