30-Day Countdown: Day 19 - The Fourth Annual Jake Eldrenkamp Award

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesIt’s everyone’s favorite time of year: the almost-not-offseason. It’s this time where we almost get to watch football, but without the stress of actually having to watch football and, in the process, our team lose at least once. Honestly, it’s the best of both worlds.

With this time of year comes a tradition dating back millennia: the presenting of The Jake Eldrenkamp Award.

As a refresher, the award’s full name is The Jake Eldrenkamp Award For Excellence in “Oh S*** he was Actually Way Better Than we Realized Until he Left and Now We’re Feelin’ It.” It’s kinda like a cross between the Piesman, the Heisman, the Oscars, and the Derek…