By this point in the season, every team has had a handful of moments where their fans have thought, “Man, I’m glad we didn’t redshirt that guy.” While college football is still far from the one-and-done reality of college hoops, true freshmen matter.

Here’s one true freshman who had made a difference for each SEC team.

West

Alabama: Jalen Hurts, QB. At this point, Hurts is the presumptive SEC most valuable player. Nick Saban loves playing a true freshman QB like he loves lengthy press conferences. But all Hurts has done is pass for over 2,000 yards and 16 touchdowns and run for another 735 yards and 11 scores. And to think, Blake Barnett was the expected starter, with Hurts possibly third in line.

Arkansas: Devway Whaley, RB. Whaley was one of the top recruits in the Hogs’ class, and while he has shared time with RB Rawleigh Williams III, he has still played well for UA. Whaley has 435 rushing yards (25th in the SEC) and has averaged 5.6 yards per carry.

Auburn: Marlon Davidson, DL. It’s tough to find true freshmen who can play in the SEC on the defensive line, but Davidson has a high motor and has contributed since arriving. He has 30 tackles, including six for loss and 2.5 sacks. He also has five QB hurries, two passes broken up, and a fumble recovery.

LSU: Devin White, LB. White was expected to play running back, but instead he was good enough as a true freshman to see reserve minutes at linebacker. He has 21 tackles, including two tackles for loss in that role.

Mississippi State: Jeffery Simmons, DL. The controversial Simmons made negative waves off the field, but on the field, he’s been solid for Dan Mullen. He has 31 tackles, three for loss, and three QB hurries.

Ole Miss: Shea Patterson, QB or Benito Jones, DL. Patterson was a stud when his redshirt was pulled last week against Texas A&M. But we have to give some love to Jones as well, who has amassed 34 tackles, 3.5 for loss, and three QB hurries this year.

Texas A&M: Trayveon Williams, RB. Williams didn’t even make the four-deep running back depth chart in Phil Steele’s preseason yearbook, but he’s sixth in the SEC in rushing yardage with 876 rushing yards, and 7.0 yards per carry. Williams has been a big influence on a balanced A&M offensive attack.

East

Florida: David Reese, LB. Florida’s defense has been brilliant, and Reese has managed to contribute as a true freshman. He is sixth on the team with 31 tackles, including 1.5 for loss. Reese shows all the makings of a future star.

Georgia: Jacob Eason, QB. Nobody expected Eason to redshirt, and while he has had his ups and downs, he did lead UGA to last-minute drives to win against Missouri and Kentucky. He has almost 11 touchdown throws and almost 2,000 yards passing while carrying, at times, the weight of the Bulldogs’ offense.

Kentucky: Benny Snell, RB. He was just a three-star prospect, the No. 56-ranked running back in the 2016 class. Fourteen other SEC running backs were ranked ahead of him. Snell did not carry the ball in the first two games. Since then, he has racked up 854 rushing yards and ten touchdowns, which is second most in the SEC. Snell is a power runner who complements Kentucky’s outside runners and gives UK a tough ground attack.

Missouri: Damarea Crockett, RB. Mizzou has lots of talent in the backfield, but Crockett has emerged as the main Tiger on the ground in his first season of college football. Crockett, one of the 14 running back recruits ranked above Snell, has 837 rushing yards, good for eighth in the SEC, as well as nine touchdowns. He has helped Mizzou’s offense go from one of the worst in the conference in 2015 to the top half of the rankings in 2016.

South Carolina: Rico Dowdle, RB, Bryan Edwards, WR, and Jake Bentley, QB. Couldn’t pick just one. Dowdle missed a couple of games, but has led the team in rushing (458 yards in just six games). Edwards has been the East’s most consistent freshman as a receiving threat (33 catches for 425 yards and two scores). Bentley has only played in the past four games, but is 3-1. South Carolina had passed for two touchdown in the six games before he played — and he has thrown for six scores himself in four weeks. All have been key in getting the Gamecocks back to a likely bowl invite.

Tennessee: Baylen Buchanan, DB. The Vols returned 17 starters, and as a veteran group haven’t played many freshmen. But in any injury-plagued secondary, Buchanan has certainly helped out. He has 20 tackles and a pass breakup, and managed eight stops against Alabama.

Vanderbilt: Kalija Lipscomb, WR. Vandy’s passing game hasn’t been great, but it’s not Lipscomb’s fault. As a true freshman, Lipscomb is second on the team in catches (25) and receiving yards (306), and ties for the team lead in touchdowns (2).