Van Dyke was a dual-sport athlete at the
University of Miami (football and track). During his collegiate career at Miami, Van Dyke played in 51 games with 21 starts, totalling 80
tackles (including three for loss), 10 passes defended and three
interceptions.
Freshman As a freshman in 2007, Van Dyke started eight of 12 games at either left or right cornerback and tallied 14 tackles. He started at right cornerback in his first collegiate game and saw action on 41 plays, making three tackles (two solo) against
Marshall. He started at left cornerback and made two solo tackles at
Oklahoma. He started at left cornerback and made one solo tackle against
Texas A&M. He made three tackles (two solo) in a win at
FSU. He started at right cornerback and made two solo tackles. He started at right cornerback against
NC State and made two solo tackles. At
Virginia Tech, he started at left cornerback and made one solo tackle. At
Boston College, he started at left cornerback and made one solo tackle.
Sophomore As a sophomore in 2008, Van Dyke changed his jersey number from 30 to 8. He played in all 13 games and made two starts (at NC State and vs. Cal) at right cornerback. He recorded 16 tackles (11 solo, five assisted) and had a pass breakup. He made three tackles at
Duke. He also had a pair tackles against
Virginia Tech and at
NC State. He tallied a career-high five tackles, all solo, against
Cal in the
Emerald Bowl. In
track & field, Van Dyke ran a season-best time in the
100 metres in the prelims of the ACC Championships with a time of 10.70 seconds. His season-best time in the
200 metres also came in the ACC Championships with a prelim time of 21.54 seconds. He was a member of the
4 × 100 meter relay team that ran a season-best time of 40.67 seconds for a second-place finish at the Georgia Tech Invitational. Also a member of the 4 × 100 relay that placed sixth at the ACC Championships with a time of 40.75 seconds. Indoors, his personal-best time of 6.81 seconds in the
60 metres came at the ACC Championships in the prelims, but placed eighth in the finals with a time of 6.91 seconds.
Junior As a junior in 2009, Van Dyke played in 12 games and started eight at the cornerback position. He recorded his first career interception with the 'Canes trailing in the fourth quarter at
Wake Forest. He tallied four tackles in back-to-back weeks versus
Clemson and at Wake Forest. He set a career-high in total tackles (6) and solo stops (5) against
Wisconsin in the
Champs Sports Bowl. He also had three pass break-ups on the year. He recorded a tackle for a loss in back-to-back games at
UCF and versus Clemson. In
track & field, Van Dyke ran a 6.47 in his only attempt in the
55-meter hurdles at the Tom Jones Invitational.
Senior As a senior in 2010, Van Dyke played in 13 games, starting three. He spent time at left cornerback and in the nickel package. He had a season-high four solo stops at
Clemson. He had two tackles at
Ohio State. He tallied a single solo tackle against
FAMU,
FSU,
North Carolina and at
Georgia Tech. He posted 10 assisted stops on the season, including three at
Duke. He had one tackle for a loss of two yards against North Carolina. He forced and recovered a fumble at Clemson. He picked off two passes on the season, including one at
Pittsburgh that he returned for 74 yards. He also recorded five pass break-ups. In
track & field, Van Dyke's season-best effort in the
100-meter dash came in the prelims of the ACC Championships with a career-best time of 10.61 seconds. He ran the second leg of the
4 × 100 meter relay team that advanced to the NCAA semifinals, ran a season-best time of 39.57 seconds at the NCAA quarterfinals (setting a school record) and placed fifth at the Penn Relays with a time of 40.35 seconds. Indoors, his season-best effort in the
60-meter dash came in the prelims of the National Open at 6.84 seconds, in the final he finished fourth in 6.87 seconds. He ran the anchor leg of the
4 × 400 meter relay team that finished with a time of 3:15.49 at the Tyson Invitational. ==Professional career==