A record crowd showed up Saturday to watch Jacob Eason’s debut.

To the untrained eye, Georgia’s prized freshman didn’t disappoint. He completed 19 of 24 passes for 244 yards and a touchdown. He completed several long throws, almost perfect throws. He also failed to recognize several blitzes that would have resulted in sacks — or worse — but quarterbacks are untouchable during spring games.

As expected, Twitter erupted after Eason’s first long completion.

Veteran Greyson Lambert did nothing to quell the growing roar that Eason should be Georgia’s opening day starter, either. Lambert, a fifth-year senior, looked like the early enrollee when he tossed a panicked throw toward the end zone that was easily intercepted.

No wonder Kirby Smart did his best to quiet the approaching storm as Georgia’s quarterback competition rolls into the summer.

Another true freshman also played well, in a more realistic game situation: Eason’s roommate, tight end Isaac Nauta.

Here’s a look at a breakout performer this spring from the rest of the SEC East.

Florida: Eddy Pineiro

If George Plimpton had written a story about a kicker instead of a pitcher, Pineiro might have been his inspiration.

Having virtually no football experience, Pineiro enrolled in time for spring camp and stole the spring game with several long field goals.

His arrival was celebrated in part because of how much Florida struggled in the kicking game last season.

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Kentucky: Chris Westry

Drew Barker held off Stephen Johnson and won Kentucky’s starting quarterback job.

But Westry looked like an elite, shutdown corner in Saturday’s spring game.

His size (6-4) makes it difficult for quarterbacks to drop in rainbows over his head, something he proved twice by deflecting deep balls.

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Westry, who had two interceptions as a freshman, is emerging into an SEC star.

Missouri: J’Mon Moore

Moore caught 29 passes for 350 yards and three touchdowns in 2015. A solid sophomore season. The Tigers’ problem was: Moore was the Tigers’ leading receiver last season.

Obviously a lot of that fell on Missouri’s unstable quarterback situation.

Drew Lock has steadied the ship and he and Moore had a productive spring.

They hooked up on a 64-yard catch-and-run touchdown toss Saturday.

“I think Drew did pretty well,” Moore told Missouri’s athletic site. “But that is what I expect from him. Drew isn’t a young guy any more in my eyes. He has to be a leader and he’s been playing like a leader.”

South Carolina: Brandon McIlwain

McIlwain hasn’t won the starting quarterback job, but he had the most impressive camp.

Like Eason, he’s also a true freshman. Unlike Eason, he’s a two-sport athlete and more mobile, giving him a better chance of escaping situations he might help create through a lack of recognition or experience.

The comparisons to Russell Wilson are natural and will only continue to grow.

Tennessee: Preston Williams

Tennessee returns 17 starters. Williams is not one of them, but he showed this spring that he can be a vital piece of the Vols’ downfield attack.

Williams capped an impressive spring by being named the offense’s most improved player.

He battled injuries throughout last season. He caught just seven balls for 158 yards, but two were for touchdowns.

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Vanderbilt: Khari Blasingame

Vanderbilt’s offense needs more help than it’s defense, and few groups were more loaded than its linebacker corps.

So Derek Mason moved Blasingame, an inside linebacker who played in 11 games last season, to fullback.

So far, so good. Blasingame bring an obvious physical presence to the point of attack and, a former running back in high school, an ability to finish near the goal line.