How Saints' draft pick Bryce Lance is related to 49ers' draft bust Trey Lance originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The San Francisco 49ers likely regret their top-five pick of Trey Lance in the 2021 NFL Draft.

But the New Orleans Saints plan for the 136th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, Bryce Lance, to work out better.

The family relation may help or hurt -- it remains to be seen. But Bryce is just getting his NFL journey going.

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Bryce is the younger brother of Trey. They both played at NDSU.

Bryce Lance was the first to celebrate with his brother Trey Lance after he got drafted in 2021.Now Bryce is headed to the @Saints in the fourth round 💯NFL Draft on NFLN/ESPN/ABCStream on @nflpluspic.twitter.com/81NHQm7oFL

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The key note about Bryce is that he crushed it at the NFL Combine.

Lance averaged 21.2 yards per catch in 2025 and turned down big money from the Big Ten to stay at North Dakota State for this final season.

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