Van Pelt is currently working for Sky Sports in the United Kingdom as a studio analyst for their NFL programming.

[1] Van Pelt attended San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, California, where he played quarterback and safety.

There he earned accolades with spots on PrepStar's All-Western and SuperPrep's All-Far West Region Teams and being named a first-team all-state selection as an athlete.

NFL scouts criticized Van Pelt for his "run first, then throw" mentality while playing quarterback for Colorado State.

[6] Van Pelt was then signed by the Houston Texans on November 27, 2006, to be their third-string quarterback, brought in by his former coach in Denver, Gary Kubiak.