NFL mock drafts: Where are Utah’s Spencer Fano and Caleb Lomu projected to be taken?

Utah offensive lineman Spencer Fano (55) blocks during an NCAA football game against UCLA on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. | Kyusung Gong In next week’s NFL draft, there’s a clear consensus on the top two draft prospects from the state of Utah — Utes offensive tackles Spencer Fano and Caleb Lomu.

There is also a high likelihood that both Fano and Lomu will be first-round draft picks, and most recent mock drafts back that up. If both are taken in the first round, it would be a historic moment for the University of Utah — the school has never had two first-round picks in the same draft. The Deseret News compiled a roundup of nine recent NFL mock drafts — four that span all seven rounds, and five others that go anywhere from one to three rounds — and found that as many as five to six players who finished their college play at a Utah school are being projected as draft picks.

Of those six Utah ties mentioned in at least one mock draft, five attended Utah high schools. That list includes Fano (Timpview High), BYU linebacker Jack Kelly (Kearns High), Utah tight end Dallen Bentley (Taylorsville High), Utah defensive end Logan Fano (Timpview High) and Utah linebacker Lander Barton (Brighton High). Lomu is the only one who didn’t attend high school in Utah — he’s from Arizona.

Three of the six Utah ties mentioned in these mock drafts also attended multiple Utah colleges — Kelly also played at Weber State, Logan Fano first enrolled at BYU before transferring to Utah and Bentley starred at Snow College before moving on to Utah. The draft will run April 23 through April 25. Here’s where each of these nine mock drafts predict Utah ties will get drafted.