He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

Sylve spent 2011–2015 at Alabama primarily in the reserve, logging 40 tackles (9 on special teams) and 7 pass breakups.

[7] Sylve was signed to the Birmingham Iron in 2019 and competed in 8 games before the Alliance of American Football folded on April 2, 2019.

He recorded 30 tackles and two interceptions, picking off Mike Bercovici of the San Diego Fleet & Matt Simms of the Atlanta Legends.

In his first career game with the Defenders, Sylve picked off Brandon Silvers and took it back, marking the first defensive touchdown in the XFL.