2011- Van Pelt Redshirted.

Prior To Southern - Van Pelt played for coach and former Southern football player Bill Patterson at Owasso HS where he was a team captain and was named All-District and All-Metro as a senior … he had 90 tackles, with 11 coming for a loss and three sacks including a school record 24 tackles in one game … undecided on his future major at Southern, Van Pelt is the son of Peter and Peggy Van Pelt.