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0:232026 NFL Draft Grades: Saints Select Bryce Lance No. 136
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0:37NFL Draft Day 2 Gem: WR Bryce Lance
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Draft Scouting Report
Pro Comparison: Christian Watson
Summary
Bryce Lance is a taller wide receiver who showed impressive top-end speed and the ability to adjust his body to make catches outside his frame downfield. Lance has the traits of a starting-caliber receiver, likely projecting as a Z receiver given his limited slot usage in college.
About
- Family: Brother of QB Trey Lance (2021 first-round pick, No. 3 overall by 49ers)
- 2024-25: Two-time first-team All-MVFC
Strengths
- Tracks the ball well downfield.
- Does a solid job sinking his hips at the top of routes to create separation.
- Uses his body effectively to shield defenders and make catches outside his frame.
Weaknesses
- High-waisted frame leads to elongated transitions.
- Needs development with releases off the line of scrimmage.
- Limited alignment versatility; just 8.2% of snaps came from the slot in 2025, per TruMedia.
Combine Data
- 40-yard dash: 4.34 seconds
- Vertical jump: 41.5 inches
- 20-yard shuttle run: 4.15 seconds
- Broad jump: 11 feet, 1 inches
- 3-cone drill: 7 seconds
Top Bryce Lance News
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Saints' Bryce Lance: Headed to New Orleans
The Saints selected Lance in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 136th overall.
Lance (6-foot-3, 204 pounds) boasts adequate size to complement his explosive athletic trades (4.34 40-yard dash), and he surpassed 1,000 receiving yards in each of his two seasons as a starter at North Dakota State (five years total). He showed especially well on deep routes in 2025, when he logged a career-best 21.5 yards per catch across 13 games as a fifth-year senior. To compete for more than a rotational role at the NFL level, Lance will need to significantly expand his route tree, but in New Orleans' crowded wide receiver room there may not be much pressure to develop into more than a situational playmaker. All of Devaughn Vele (shoulder), Mason Tipton (groin), Bub Means (lower leg), Kevin Austin, Trey Palmer (ankle), Ja'Lynn Polk (shoulder), Ronnie Bell and Samori Toure represent competition for Lance to earn wide receiver reps behind Chris Olave (illness) and No. 8 overall pick Jordyn Tyson.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 209 lbs |
| Birthplace: Marshall, MN |
| Age: 24 |