Education
Van Zeyl was drafted in the third round with the 18th overall pick in the 2007 Canadian Football League Draft by the Montreal Alouettes and attended training camp with the Alouettes but returned to McMaster in August.
Van Zeyl was drafted in the third round with the 18th overall pick in the 2007 Canadian Football League Draft by the Montreal Alouettes and attended training camp with the Alouettes but returned to McMaster in August.
He played Commonwealth of Independent States Football for the McMaster Marauders. He re-joined Montreal in October and remained on the practice roster for the remainder of the 2007 Montreal Alouettes season. Van Zeyl attended the 2008 Montreal Alouettes training camp and was again added to the practice roster but was released after week 9 of the 2008 Canadian Football League season.
On September 5, 2008, Van Zeyl signed with the Argonauts as a free agent and was assigned to the Argos practice roster.
He re-signed with Toronto on December 3, 2008 for the 2009 Toronto Argonauts season but was released at the end of training camp. He was re-signed to the practice roster on June 27, 2009.
He was signed to the active roster on August 27.