Spencer Fano (born November 4, 2004) is an American football offensive tackle. Fano played college football for the Utah Utes, where he was named an unanimous All-American and won the Outland Trophy in 2025.
| No. 55 – Utah Utes | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 4, 2004 Spanish Fork, Utah, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 311 lb (141 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Timpview (Provo) |
| College | Utah (2023–2025) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
Fano was born on November 4, 2004 in Spanish Fork, Utah. He attended Timpview High School in Provo, Utah, where he was a top offensive tackle. He helped the school score 76 touchdowns while averaging 40.5 points per game as a senior in 2022, receiving selection to the All-American Bowl while being a first-team All-Class 5A selection and first-team All-Valley choice. He was highly recruited, receiving over 25 athletic scholarship offers while being ranked by 247Sports the second-best player in the state, a four-star recruit and the No. 7 offensive tackle nationally. He ultimately committed to play college football for the Utah Utes.
College career
Fano impressed early on as a true freshman and was named the starting left tackle for Utah to begin the 2023 season. He was only one of two true freshmen in NCAA Division I college football to start at the position to begin the season. He ultimately started all 13 games in 2023 and was selected first-team Freshman All-American after allowing only two sacks. In 2024, he was named a finalist for Polynesian College Football Player of the Year.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) | 311 lb (141 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft 8+1⁄4 in (2.04 m) | 4.91 s | 1.72 s | 2.84 s | 4.67 s | 7.34 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 30 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
Personal life
Fano's brother, Logan, also plays at Utah. He is named after his uncle, Spencer Reid, a former NFL linebacker. His three other uncles, Gabe Reid, Anton Palepoi, and Tenny Palepoi, also played in the NFL. His cousin, Karene Reid, is a linebacker for the Denver Broncos. He is of Samoan descent.