Utah’s Spencer Fano Named In PFF’s Top 101 Players From 2024 Season
Feb 10, 2025, 2:45 PM | Updated: 3:10 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’s best offensive lineman, Spencer Fano, is coming off of a fantastic 2024 campaign from an individual perspective.
The gifted tackle announced his return to the program in December and is set to lead the team in 2025.
RUN IT BACK 🧍🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/Rax7VPxWZr
— Spencer Fano (@FanoSpencer) December 4, 2024
Fano, who just concluded his sophomore season with the Utes, made massive strides in his development. Even after earning freshman All-American honors, Fano made a major leap this past season.
His efforts this past season are hard to recognize given Utah’s offensive struggles. However, Pro Football Focus named him in their Top 101 players of the 2024 season.
Spencer Fano Is No. 30 In Top 101 Players
Fano, who started all 12 games in 2024 at right tackle, was a first-team All-Big 12 selection after another standout performance on the line. Fano is Utah’s first offensive lineman to earn a spot on the PFF All-America list after also being named to their Midseason All-America team.
“Fano was the Power Four’s highest-graded offenisve lineman as just a true sophomore, earning a 93.0 mark that also led all tackles in the nation. His 93.6 run-blocking grade was over three points higher than any other FBS tackle, and he surrendedered only one sack on 406 pass-blocking snaps.” – Pro Football Focus
According to PFF, his 93.6 run-blocking grade was higher than any other offensive tackle in college football. His pass protection of 79.4 was also near the top of the list. Fano did not allow a single sack since the first week of the season.
A true sophomore, Fano has played in 25 career games with 24 starts (13 at RT, 11 at LT). His PFF All-America honor in 2024 is the second of his career, also earning CFN Freshman All-America first-team in 2023.
PFF’s Best 101 Players from the 2024 Season: Offensive Lineman💪
FULL 101 Rankings: https://t.co/OHmbooAf3y pic.twitter.com/fb9cQFOyrl
— PFF College (@PFF_College) February 10, 2025
Big 12 Players In PFF’s Top 101
There were many other Big 12 players included in PFF’s Top 101. In total, there were 12 Big 12 players included on the list, including two in the top five and seven in the top 30. The list of Big 12 players included:
- 1. CB/WR, Travis Hunter, Colorado
- 4. RB, Cam Skatteboo, Arizona State
- 13. WR, Tetairo McMillan, Arizona
- 18. OT, Wyatt Milum, West Virginia
- 20. QB, Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
- 25. WR, Jayden Higgins, Iowa State
- 30. OT, Spencer Fano, Utah
- 48. QB, Sam Leavitt, Arizona State
- 49. LB, Austin Romaine Kansas State
- 61. WR, Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State
- 68. RB, RJ Harvey, UCF
- 96. WR Jaylin Noel, Iowa State
