FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State wide receiver Bryce Lance was named to the Academic All-America® football team on Tuesday, Jan. 27, as selected by a national vote of the College Sports Communicators.

Lance, a senior from Marshall, Minn., earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and a master's degree in business administration from North Dakota State. He was previously named to the 2024 and 2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference Scholar-Athlete first team.

On the field, Lance was first team All-MVFC for the second straight season and earned FCS All-America first team honors from Stats Perform, the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, FCS Football Central, the FCS Athletic Directors Association and Phil Steele. He finished 12th in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, presented to the FCS offensive player of the year.

Lance led the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 83.0 receiving yards per game and became the first receiver in Bison history with multiple 1,000-yard seasons. He caught eight touchdown passes and made 51 catches for 1,079 yards, the 11th most yards among FCS players in 2025.

To qualify for the CSC Academic All-America® Team, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in academics and athletics, and have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average (undergraduate and graduate, if applicable). Football players must compete in 90 percent of their team's games or start in at least 66 percent of the team's games.