Bryson Webb, a walk-on at Central Michigan University, has become a key player in NCAA Division I baseball and has also built a significant social media presence with 85,000 TikTok followers and 51,000 on Instagram.
Key points
Bryson Webb is a walk-on at Central Michigan University.
He has become one of CMU's best players in 2026.
Webb has a significant social media presence.
He has 85,000 followers on TikTok and 51,000 on Instagram.
Webb's success came from hard work and dedication.
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Bryson Webb
Bryson Webb arrived at Central Michigan University as a walk-on hoping to prove he could play NCAA Division I baseball.
Three years later, the former De Pere infielder has become a standout on the field while building a promising social media career off it.
None of his success came overnight.
Webb kept working on his craft, going from serious doubts about surviving at the DI level to one of CMUâs best players in 2026.
He went from testing out his social media talents to amassing a following of 85,000 on TikTok and another 51,000 on Instagram, giving fans a closer look at the life of a collegiate baseball player.
But hold on. Back up.
Webbâs breakout at CMU, and his growth as an athlete and entrepreneur, wasnât even supposed to happen.
He signed a letter of intent in December 2021 to play at DII Winona State in Minnesota.
Webb was coming off a junior season for a Redbirds team that won 21 games and finished runner-up in the Fox River Classic Conference to Bay Port.
He hit .310 with two home runs and 10 RBI. He went 2-0 with a 0.78 earned-run average on the mound.
It sometimes was easy to overlook Webb with so many other top players, but college recruiters noticed.
âWinona State is getting an amazing student and baseball player,â longtime De Pere coach Bob Van Rens said on the day of his pupilâs signing.
Except, Webb never made it to the school.
Former De Pere baseball player Bryson Webb has become a standout this season at NCAA Division I Central Michigan University.
Former De Pere baseball player Bryson Webb has become a standout this season at NCAA Division I Central Michigan University.
Bryson Webb gets Division I opportunity
After Webb graduated from De Pere in 2022, he spent the summer with the De Pere Legion team.
The squad played in a tournament in Omaha, Nebraska, which featured some of the best Legion teams in the region and took place during the College World Series.
Q&A
How did Bryson Webb become a standout player at Central Michigan baseball?
Bryson Webb became a standout player by continuously working on his skills and overcoming initial doubts about competing at the NCAA Division I level.
What is Bryson Webb's social media following?
Bryson Webb has 85,000 followers on TikTok and 51,000 on Instagram, showcasing his life as a collegiate baseball player.
What position did Bryson Webb play in high school?
Bryson Webb played as an infielder during his high school career in De Pere before joining Central Michigan University.
What year is Bryson Webb expected to excel in at Central Michigan?
Bryson Webb is expected to excel in the 2026 season at Central Michigan University.
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Webb shined, hitting better than .400 and perhaps saving a few runs with his glove.
It was around that time when De Pere Legion manager Dan Lukes asked CMU coach Jordan Bischel if he needed another infielder in his 2022 recruiting class.
Bischel is a former player and assistant at St. Norbert College, where Lukes has worked for almost 30 years in the athletic department.
Bischel had never watched Webb play. Webb is quite certain he didnât even know his name.
With an assist from Lukes, Webb got his DI shot.
He decommitted from Winona State, where he was getting about 20 or 25 percent of his school paid for through a scholarship.
There were other DII schools and junior colleges interested, but he left every financial offer on the table to make his way to Central Michigan.
âI was the youngest of three boys, and I had always kind of had the biggest aspirations being the youngest,â Webb said. âI wanted to go to college and play at the highest level. ⊠The Division I appeal was probably the biggest motivator for me. I wanted to be able to tell my kids and grandkids that I played college baseball at the highest level.â
Had Webbâs time ended after one year at Central Michigan, there is a good chance his future kids wouldnât have heard a peep about their old manâs DI career.
The first time Webb had even been on campus at the school in Mount Pleasant was the day he moved in for the fall semester.
He committed so late he didnât know a single person in his recruiting class.
The way it felt, the veterans viewed him as someone who needed to earn their respect because of his low status and late arrival.
Webb had plenty to learn. He took a little of that swagger from high school into his college career and hoped it would carry over. It might have been received a bit poorly from the upperclassmen.
Nothing he did during the fall exhibition season helped his case.
Webb was a boy among men.
He didnât look anything like the player he was at De Pere or the talent that those DII schools wanted.
Webb had about 50 at-bats. He needed two fingers to count how many hits he produced. More than half his plate appearances ended with a strikeout.
The speed of the game caught up to him. He was discouraged.
In his fall exit meeting with Bischel, he admitted to his coach he might not be a good fit. He didnât know if he had what it took.
Bischel reassured him the process takes time. To keep his head down and keep working hard.
Webb redshirted his first season, only to watch the man who gave him a shot at CMU, the one who gave him all that encouragement, leave.
âAt first, I was like, âDang, that kind of sucks, the guy that brought me in,ââ Webb said. âMy dad put it a good way. Heâs like, itâs basically a first job interview for everybody. It doesnât matter if youâve been here four years or not. ⊠I kind of used that as motivation to work as hard as I could to prove myself. Even though I was young, I could make an impact and be a solid player on the team.â
Webb had a much better fall before making his collegiate debut as a redshirt freshman in 2024.
Webb hit one home run and had 11 RBI in 40 games, hitting .169 with a .309 on-base percentage and slugging .226.
His first big jump came as a sophomore.
He hit .272 with an on-base percentage of .406. He had two home runs, 14 RBI and cut his strikeout percentage from 25.5% to 18.4%.
Nothing was as good as this season. Not even close.
Entering the final three games of the season, the third baseman is hitting .309 with six home runs, 32 RBI, 12 doubles and 15 stolen bases. He has a .396 OBP and slugging a career-high .491.
âI would totally attribute it a lot to the maturity piece,â Webb said. âI think mentally, [baseball] can mess you up. Mentally, this game can really screw with you.
âIâd say all the reason I found more success this year is my faith. Having, and grown, a relationship with God and Jesus has helped me stay centered and be in the moment and not worry so much about results or what people are saying or the media or any of that noise. Just staying grounded. Just enjoy it. I kind of got to a point this year where I realized there is a clock on the game.â
His performance could give him more opportunities. Maybe even at another school for his senior season.
Webb is only focusing on the final week of 2026, but losing has been difficult.
Central Michigan went 17-38 in 2024 after winning 34 or more games in each of the previous three seasons under Bischel.
It went 20-35 in 2025 and is 22-28 entering the final series of this season.
âAs a human being, itâs frustrating losing all the time,â Webb said. âI think maybe I should take that as a sign to think about something else, but for right now, Iâm challenging myself to be in the moment. I really want to enjoy these last couple of games with my team. I know, again, there is a clock on it.
âThatâs the direction Iâm going in right now. Iâll head back to Green Bay this summer and play for the Rockers, and again, try to have fun there. Thatâs where my head is at right now. Really try not to think about the future too much.â
Bryson Webb develops social media following
As for that social media career?
In many ways, it has become far bigger than baseball.
Webb built his brand from the ground up. It has become so big that he has several brands â including Under Armour â backing him thanks to NIL opportunities for college athletes.
Webb posted his first videos while playing for the Green Bay Blue Ribbons, but it wasnât until last summer with Minot (North Dakota) in the Northwoods League that he really started to find a style that resonated.
He wants to be his authentic self to the audience, and his teammates have helped make it even more fun.
âFast-forward to now, I have been able to make money, I have been able to buy things, make somewhat of a living off it,â Webb said. âWhich is like the coolest thing ever. Itâs not something I will ever want to try to flex, to bring up in conversation, just because I donât want people to know me as the social media guy that makes money. I want people to know me for me and my faith.â
Many people hope to be a successful influencer, but just like a kid who dreams of playing in MLB, far more fizzle out than make it big.
Webbâs secret was simple.
He was willing to try and fail, just like every at-bat. Some videos flopped. Some he thought would do well instead tanked. Others he thought might be great didnât pan out.
Thatâs all OK. Itâs part of the process, just like Bischel once told him about baseball.
âI think people kind of get scared away from it,â Webb said. âSocial media requires so much trial and error and consistency. You have to be consistent in your failure to become consistent in your success. People can kind of fall short of that. They see so much failure, failure, failure trying to do one thing. They fail to adjust. They fail to pivot and kind of get discouraged.
âI do love it. I love creating content. I love interacting with brands. A lot of that requires hard work, and my parents never raised any of my brothers or I to quit at anything. They said if you are going to start something, you are going to finish all the way through. That is something Iâve tried to carry with me.â
Webb has found time to play baseball, earn a degree in marketing and run his social media accounts.
He films, edits, produces and posts all his clips. One day earlier this week, he went to practice, did an interview and then went off to edit videos.
The man never stops working. He might not make the majors, but he might already have found another calling.
âIf Iâm able to turn this into some sort of full-time career outside of playing, that would be one of the coolest things I could ever ask for,â Webb said. âIf Iâm able to stick around the game of baseball and combine it with my passion and faith and make an impact on communities, that would be probably a dream come true for me.â
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De Pere High School's Isaac Herlache (22) swings at a pitch against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Green Bay Preble High School's Carlos Prado (24) fields a ground ball against De Pere High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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De Pere High School's Will Nikolay (14) receives a throw as Green Bay Preble High School's Everett Sachs (6) slides in safely to steal second base on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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De Pere High School's Charles Buysse (13) pitches against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Green Bay Preble High School's Harrison Selk (22) rounds third base on his way to scoring a run against De Pere High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Green Bay Preble High School's Will Dornbush (3) tags De Pere High School's Isaac Herlache (22) as Herlache slides into second base safely on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Green Bay Preble High School's Will Dornbush (3) puts the ball in play against De Pere High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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De Pere High School's Will Nikolay (14) fields a ground ball against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Green Bay Preble High School's Brady Perrizo (21) throws the ball back to the infield against De Pere High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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De Pere High School's Charles Buysse (13) pitches against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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De Pere High School's Fisher Anderson (6) comes in to score a run against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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De Pere High School's Max Zimmerman (8) swings at a pitch against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
De Pere High School's Max Zimmerman (8) swings at a pitch against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
Green Bay Preble High School's Harrison Selk (22) and Everett Sachs (6) collide while trying to catch a fly ball against De Pere High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
De Pere High School's Brandon Krueger (5) lays down a bunt against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Green Bay area high school sports results for Saturday, April 18
De Pere High School's Isaac Herlache (22) swings at a pitch against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
Green Bay Preble High School's Carlos Prado (24) fields a ground ball against De Pere High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
De Pere High School's Will Nikolay (14) receives a throw as Green Bay Preble High School's Everett Sachs (6) slides in safely to steal second base on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
De Pere High School's Charles Buysse (13) pitches against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
Green Bay Preble High School's Harrison Selk (22) rounds third base on his way to scoring a run against De Pere High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Green Bay area high school sports results for Friday, April 17
Green Bay Preble High School's Will Dornbush (3) tags De Pere High School's Isaac Herlache (22) as Herlache slides into second base safely on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
Green Bay Preble High School's Will Dornbush (3) puts the ball in play against De Pere High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
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Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
De Pere High School's Will Nikolay (14) fields a ground ball against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
12 / 14
Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
Green Bay Preble High School's Brady Perrizo (21) throws the ball back to the infield against De Pere High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
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Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
De Pere High School's Charles Buysse (13) pitches against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
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Check out photos from De Pere vs. Green Bay Preble baseball
De Pere High School's Fisher Anderson (6) comes in to score a run against Green Bay Preble High School on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Aurora BayCare Field in De Pere, Wis. De Pere won the game, 5-3.
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