Bradlee Van Pelt
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Owosso, Michigan, U.S.
 Van Pelt (#11) against Air Force in 2003 | |||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Quarterback, safety | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 3, 1980 Owosso, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | San Marcos (Santa Barbara, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Michigan State (1999–2000) Colorado State (2001–2003) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2004: 7th round, 250th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Bradlee Van Pelt (born July 3, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback and safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and Colorado State Rams. Van Pelt was selected by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL draft, and was also a member of the Houston Texans. Afterwards, he played overseas with the Bergamo Lions of the Italian Football League and Leicester Falcons of the BAFA National Leagues in Great Britain.
Van Pelt is currently working for Sky Sports in the United Kingdom as a studio analyst for their NFL programming. He is the son of late NFL linebacker Brad Van Pelt.[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. In 1998, during his senior season, he completed 89-of-155 passes (.574) for 1,265 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for 1,294 yards and 24 TDs; on defense, he had 41 tackles and three interceptions.[2]
College career
Van Pelt originally joined the college program where his father was an All-American, Michigan State. The head coach at the time was Nick Saban, who departed after Van Pelt's first season to coach LSU. However, after he was pressured to convert from quarterback to defensive back, he opted to transfer to Colorado State where he was given the opportunity to play quarterback.[3]
At Colorado State Van Pelt was twice named the Mountain West Conference player of the year and managed to throw for nearly 3,000 yards and over 60% completion rate his senior year, and came within 100 yards in passing and rushing of becoming the first collegiate quarterback to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season.[3] In 2005 Vince Young passed for 3,036 yards and rushed for 1,050. He was inducted to the Colorado State Rams Hall Of Fame in 2013, and was inducted as a member of Colorado State's inaugural Ring of Honor in 2025.[4]
