Lance on Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List

Football
7/29/2025 11:00:00 AM

FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State vast receiver Bryce Lance was one among 30 gamers named to the Stats Perform Walter Payton Award preseason watch record Tuesday, July 29. The award is introduced yearly to the nationwide offensive participant of the yr within the Football Championship Subdivision.

Lance, a fifth-year senior from Marshall, Minn., final yr made 75 catches for 1,071 yards, the second most catches and third most yards in NDSU single-season historical past. He led the FCS with a school-record 17 receiving touchdowns, which tied the Missouri Valley Football Conference report.

Named to the All-MVFC first staff on the finish of the common season, Lance starred within the FCS playoffs making six catches for 125 yards and three touchdowns within the semifinal win towards South Dakota State and a career-high 9 catches within the nationwide championship victory towards Montana State.

Lance was additionally named to the MVFC Scholar-Athlete first staff in 2024.

Additional gamers could also be added to the watch record earlier than a nationwide media panel selects the winner after the common season from a bunch of finalists. The winner will probably be introduced on the Stats Perform National Awards Banquet on Jan. 3 in Nashville, Tenn.

North Dakota State is scheduled to open the 2025 season at The Citadel on Saturday, Aug. 30.