In 2011, Ryan Silverfield will move over to the offensive side of the ball in his 4th season with the Vikings coaching staff. He will assist Jeff Davidson coaching the offensive line.
Silverfield spent his first three seasons with the Vikings working with the defensive linemen and coach Karl Dunbar. During his 3 seasons with the Vikings defensive front the unit set the stage for top-10 defensive rankings each season from 2008-10 and landed 3 players- DE Jared Allen, DT Kevin Williams and DT Pat Williams- as regulars on All-Pro and Pro Bowl squads. The 2009 unit led the NFL with 48.0 sacks.
In 2011, Ryan Silverfield will move over to the offensive side of the ball in his 4th season with the Vikings coaching staff. He will assist Jeff Davidson coaching the offensive line.
Silverfield spent his first three seasons with the Vikings working with the defensive linemen and coach Karl Dunbar. During his 3 seasons with the Vikings defensive front the unit set the stage for top-10 defensive rankings each season from 2008-10 and landed 3 players- DE Jared Allen, DT Kevin Williams and DT Pat Williams- as regulars on All-Pro and Pro Bowl squads. The 2009 unit led the NFL with 48.0 sacks.
Prior to joining the Vikings, Silverfield spent 2 seasons at the University of Central Florida where he worked under former Vikings defensive coordinator George O’Leary. In Silverfield’s 2nd season at UCF in 2007, the Knights closed the regular season with a 7-game winning streak en route to winning the Conference USA crown, the 1st conference championship in school history.
In 2005, Silverfield served as the quarterbacks coach at Jacksonville University. Before working on the JU Dolphins staff and at the age of 23, he was the head coach at Memorial Day H.S. in Savannah, GA. That opportunity followed 4 seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, where he began as an offensive assistant in 2000. At the age of 20, he became the DL coach, making him one of the younger position coaches in all of college football. He held that position for 2 seasons before moving to TEs and H-backs in 2003, a season in which the Tigers went 9-1 and had the #1-ranked scoring offense in the country, averaging over 47.0 points per game.
Silverfield’s coaching career began as an assistant at The Bolles School in Jacksonville in 1999. During his playing days, Silverfield helped Bolles win 2 state championships and earn the title of the #1-ranked high school team in the country by USA Today. As a senior, Silverfield was a 1st-Team All-First Coast selection after leading his team to the Florida Class 3A state title.
Silverfield graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hampden-Sydney.
