Chris Van Zeyl

Bio

Full name: Chris Van Zeyl

Born: Sept. 4, 1983 in Fonthill, ON (38 years old)

Drafted in 2007 as DL by MTL
18th overall (2nd position in 3rd round) from McMaster.

Last Season (2022) Vitals:
  • Player classification: National
  • Height: 6′ 6″
  • Weight: 292 lbs
  • Position: OL
  • Jersey: #54
Amateur Programs
  • McMaster
  • Notre Dame HS (Welland, ON)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
13 Season Career

Active years: 2009–2019, 2021–2022
Active teams (2):

  • TOR 2009–2018
  • HAM 2019, 2021–2022

197 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 183 regular season games (170 games started)
  • 10 playoff games
  • 4 Grey Cup appearances (2 championship wins)
4 Grey Cup Appearances
Season Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
13 seasons
(Rank: T130th,
98th percentile,
13 CFL seasons)		 2 teams 183
(Rank: T184th,
98th percentile,
183 CFL games)		 10 4
2009 TOR OL 54 11 -- 0
2010 TOR OL 54 14 2 0
2011 TOR OL 54 15 0 0
2012 TOR OL 54 17 2 1
2013 TOR OL 54 17 1 0
2014 TOR RT 54 17 0 0
2015 TOR RT 54 14 1 0
2016 TOR RT 54 18 0 0
2017 TOR OL 54 16 1 1
2018 TOR OL 54 17 0 0
2019 HAM OL 54 17 1 1
2021 HAM OL 54 7 2 1
2022 HAM OL 54 3 0 0
  • 2012 Team Nominee (TOR) Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman
  • 2014 Team Nominee (TOR) Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman
  • 2014 Team Nominee (TOR) Most Outstanding Canadian Player
  • 2019 Winner (HAM) Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman
  • 2021 Winner (HAM) Jake Gaudaur Veteran's Award