A native of Orange Park, Florida, Silberman attended Fleming Island High School, where he played offensive tackle and also saw limited action at defensive education The Golden Eagles finished 8–2 on the season, yet missed the playoffs because of lopsided district losses to Orange Park and Gainesville Buchholz late in the season.
He plays for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. A 2009 United States of America Today High School All-American out of Fleming Island High School, Silberman enrolled at Florida, where he appeared in 20 games with seven starts, before transferring to Boston College after his graduation. As a junior, Silberman earned All-Area and All-Clay County honors and was named to the 4A All-State Second-Team.
In his senior year, Silberman helped to lead Fleming Island to a 10–2 season record.
The Golden Eagles advanced to the FHSAA Class 4A Regional finals, where they lost to Ocala West Portuguese. Silberman was named Second Team United States of America Today High School All-American after the season, and also participated in the 2010 Under Armour All-American Game at Tropicana Field in Saint St. Petersburg.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Silberman was ranked as the Number. 10 offensive tackle prospect of the class of 2010, which was highlighted by Seantrel Henderson.
He chose Florida over offers from Auburn, Louisiana State, and Southern California.
After redshirting his initial year at Florida, Silberman saw limited action during his redshirt freshman season, appearing on the Gators" offensive line in only three non-conference games. In his sophomore year, Silberman played in eight games while starting three. As a junior, he started four games of out of a total of eight he appeared in.
Having graduated from Florida in December 2013 with a bachelor"s degree in Family, Youth and Community Science, Silberman decided to use his final year of eligibility at another institution.
He was set to transfer to Louisville, but reversed his decision after head coach Charlie Strong left for Texas. Instead, him and quarterback Tyler Murphy decided to enroll at Boston College.
Silberman started all 13 games at right tackle for the Eagles, competing in 896 plays (981 percent of the team"s offensive snaps), as dual-threat quarterback Murphy broke the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback (1,184). After the season, Silberman earned All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination third-team honors voted by the league’s head coaches.
