Bryce Lance
{{Short description|American college football player}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Bryce Lance
|school=North Dakota State Bison
|currentnumber=5
|currentposition=Wide receiver
|class={{redshirt}} Junior
|birth_date=
|birth_place=
|heightft=6
|heightin=3
|weight_lb=204
|highschool= Marshall Senior (Marshall, Minnesota)
|bowlgames=
|pastschools=
- North Dakota State (2021–present)
|highlights=
- 2× FCS national champion (2021, 2024)
- First-team All-MVFC (2024)
|espn=4879276
}}
Bryce Lance is an American college football wide receiver for the North Dakota State Bison.
Early life
Lance grew up in Marshall, Minnesota and attended Marshall Senior High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison-media-zone/mens-sports/the-number-fives-connection-to-the-lance-family-and-the-dakota-marker|title=The number five's connection to the Lance family and the Dakota Marker|work=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead|date=October 19, 2024|access-date=December 28, 2024}} He set school career records with 68 receptions and 1,766 receiving yards.{{cite web|url=https://www.minotdailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2020/12/ndsu-adds-24-to-football-program-on-national-signing-day/|title=NDSU adds 24 to football program on National Signing Day|work=Minot Daily News|date=December 17, 2020|access-date=December 28, 2024}} Lance committed to play college football at North Dakota State.{{cite web|url=https://www.marshallindependent.com/sports/local-sports/2020/12/marshalls-bryce-lance-signs-national-letter-of-intent-to-play-football-at-north-dakota-state-university/|title=Marshall's Bryce Lance signs National Letter of Intent to play football at North Dakota State|work=Marshall Independent|access-date=December 28, 2024}}
College career
Lance redshirted his true freshman season at North Dakota State.{{cite web|url=https://www.marshallindependent.com/sports/local-sports/2022/09/ndsu-coach-says-bryce-lance-has-really-taken-off/|title=NDSU coach says Bryce Lance has 'really taken off'|work=Marshall Independent|access-date=December 26, 2024}} He played primarily on special teams as a redshirt freshman and sophomore.{{cite web|url=https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison-media-zone/mens-sports/kolpack-give-bryce-lance-the-ceremonial-fiddle|title=Kolpack: Give Bryce Lance the ceremonial fiddle|first=Jeff|last=Kolpack|work=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead|date=December 21, 2024|access-date=December 26, 2024}} Lance caught one pass for seven yards during his redshirt sophomore season.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2024-09-13/bryce-lance-continues-family-legacy-north-dakota-state|title=Bryce Lance continues family legacy at North Dakota State|first=Stan|last=Becton|website=NCAA.com|date=September 13, 2024|access-date=December 26, 2024}} He was named a starting receiver for the Bison entering his redshirt junior year.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/north-dakota-state/article/after-waiting-in-the-wings-bryce-lance-taking-advantage-of-starting-opportunity-ndsu-football-235704521/|title=After waiting in the wings, Bryce Lance taking advantage of starting opportunity|first=Blake|last=Engebretson|website=247Sports.com|date=September 5, 2024|access-date=December 26, 2024}} Lance was named first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference at the end of the regular season.{{cite web|url=https://www.wdayradionow.com/sports/ndsus-miller-brown-earn-three-mvfc-top-honors-14-bison-earn-spot-on-mvfc-all-conference-teams/|title=NDSU’s Miller, Brown earn three MVFC top honors; 14 Bison earn spot on MVFC All-Conference Teams|first=James|last=McCarty|website=WDAYRadioNow.com|date=December 3, 2024|access-date=January 3, 2025}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||
| colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Dakota State Bison}}"| North Dakota State Bison | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Receiving ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2021
| 0 || 0 || colspan="8"| File:Redshirt.svg Redshirt | |||||||||
| 2022
| 13 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2023
| 15 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 7.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2024
| 16 || 16 || 75 || 1,053 || 14.0 || 17 || 5 || 29 || 5.8 || 1 | |||||||||
| [https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/4879276/bryce-lance Career]
! 44 | 16 | 76 | 1,060 | 13.9 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 1 |
Personal life
Lance's older brother, Trey, also played college football at North Dakota State and was the third overall selection in the 2021 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/north-dakota-state/article/bison-reel-in-top-remaining-target-marshall-wr-bryce-lance-156075258/|title=Bison reel in top remaining target, Marshall WR Bryce Lance|first=Ross|last=Uglem|website=247Sports.com|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=January 4, 2025}} His father, Carlton, played cornerback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football (WLAF).{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2655985/2021/06/18/we-outworked-someone-today-how-trey-lances-father-and-a-man-who-doesnt-exist-made-the-49ers-qb/?redirected=1|title=‘We outworked someone today’: How Trey Lance’s father — and a man who doesn’t exist — made the 49ers QB|first=Matt|last=Barrows|website=The Athletic|date=June 18, 2021|access-date=January 4, 2025}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://gobison.com/sports/football/roster/bryce-lance/19533 North Dakota State Bison bio]
{{2021 North Dakota State Bison football navbox}}
{{2024 North Dakota State Bison football navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lance, Bryce}}
Category:Players of American football from Minnesota