Fano is from 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

Spencer Fano
No. 55 – Utah Utes
Position	Offensive tackle
Class	Junior
Personal information
Born	November 3, 2004 (age 21); Provo, UT
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school	Timpview (Provo, Utah)
College	Utah (2023–2025)
Awards and highlights
	Outland Trophy (2025); Polynesian College Football Player of the Year (2025); Unanimous All-American (2025); First-team All-American (2024); Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year (2025); 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2024, 2025); Freshman All-American (2023);
	Stats at ESPN

Spencer Fano (born November 3, 2004) is an American football offensive tackle for the Utah Utes.

Early life

Fano is from 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.

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.