Jake Eldrenkamp

BIOGRAPHY

Jake Eldrenkamp was born March 4, 1994, in Medina, Washington. He is a guard for the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL. Eldrenkamp spent four seasons at Washington. As a senior, he garnered First Team All-Pac-12 honors and was named the Pac-12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Eldrenkamp signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 NFL Draft on April 29, 2017. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 2, 2017, and signed to the team's practice squad the next day. He was released on September 12 and re-signed to the practice squad on November 15.

Eldrenkamp signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams after the 2017 season on January 8, 2018. He was waived at the end of training camp on August 31, 2018. Eldrenkamp signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on October 16, 2018. He was released on November 7 and re-signed to the practice squad on November 30. Eldrenkamp signed a reserve/futures contract with the New England Patriots on February 5, 2019, but was waived before the start of training camp on May 20, 2019. Eldrenkamp was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on May 21, 2019. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019, and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[= He was promoted to the active roster on December 14, 2019. Eldrenkamp was waived again during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on October 10, October 17, and December 26 for the team's weeks 5, 6, and 16 games against the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, and Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. On January 10, 2021, Eldrenkamp signed a reserve/futures contract with the Colts.