Receiver, North Dakota State, 2021–⁠25

Bryce Lance

Number
No. 5
Height
6′3″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Marshall, MN
Born
Aug 20, 2002

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Bryce Lance played receiver at North Dakota State (2021–⁠25). The New Orleans Saints took Lance in round 4, No. 136 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,079
Receiving yards, 2025 (North Dakota State, 12–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 136
Round 4, 2026 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Career highs

9catches, best game on filevs. Montana State, 2024159receiving yards, best game on filevs. Southeast Missouri State, 20253receiving touchdowns, best game on filetwice; last vs. South Dakota State, 2024

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2024 and 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023North Dakota State177.007
2024North Dakota State751,05414.11774
2025North Dakota State511,07921.2881
On file (2023–⁠25)1272,14016.92581

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022North Dakota State5WRFr.
2023North Dakota State5WRSo.
2024North Dakota State5WRJr.
2025North Dakota State5WRSr.6′3″209

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023North Dakota State (FCS)10.71––0.7–
2024North Dakota State (FCS)831.2485th (n=581)0.92103.08%
2025North Dakota State (FCS)761.1199th (n=1040)0.4684.29%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 North Dakota State 13 games, 51 catches, 1,079 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atThe CitadelW 38–⁠04340150
Sep 6atTennessee StateW 59–⁠3346026–
Sep 13vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 41–⁠144159175–
Sep 27vs.South DakotaW 51–⁠1349814112
Oct 4atIllinois StateW 33–⁠16345123–
Oct 11vs.Southern IllinoisW 45–⁠1747914875
Oct 18atIndiana StateW 38–⁠7474042–
Oct 25atSouth Dakota StateW 38–⁠75103033–
Nov 1vs.Youngstown StateW 38–⁠305650315
Nov 8atNorth DakotaW 15–⁠10361028–
Nov 15vs.Northern IowaW 48–⁠168131151–
Nov 22vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 62–⁠73106281–
Dec 6vs.Illinois StateL 28–⁠29178178–
2024 North Dakota State 16 games, 75 catches, 1,054 yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atColoradoL 26–⁠313320208
Sep 7vs.Tennessee StateW 52–⁠37106242–
Sep 14atEast Tennessee StateW 38–⁠3553901018
Sep 21vs.TowsonW 41–⁠245631196
Sep 28atIllinois StateW 42–⁠10865115−1
Oct 5vs.North DakotaW 41–⁠17250136–
Oct 12atSouthern IllinoisW 24–⁠3563027–
Oct 19vs.South Dakota StateW 13–⁠91909–
Oct 26atMurray StateW 59–⁠64108374–
Nov 2vs.Northern IowaW 42–⁠19477142–
Nov 16vs.Missouri StateW 59–⁠21324111–
Nov 23atSouth DakotaL 28–⁠29342048–
Dec 7vs.Abilene ChristianW 51–⁠31570136−2
Dec 14vs.MercerW 31–⁠7573240–
Dec 21 ✦vs.South Dakota StateW 28–⁠216125347–
Jan 6 ✦vs.Montana StateW 35–⁠329108139–
2023 North Dakota State 2 games, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9vs.MaineW 44–⁠71707–
Oct 21vs.Western IllinoisW 52–⁠7–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026
Height6′3⅜″
Weight204 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan79½″
40-yard dash4.34 s
10-yard split1.49 s
Vertical jump41½″
Broad jump11′1″
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)New Orleans Saints55570

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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