Who is the Quarterback and What is Their Number in This Brain Teaser?

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The discussion revolves around identifying the quarterback and their number from a set of clues about five players: Tyler, Craig, Ray, Sean, and Elijah. Key clues indicate that Elijah is not a tackle, the quarterback is not Ray, and the center is #2. The guard is assigned the number #8, while the quarterback must be positioned between the guard and tackle. Based on the deductions, Elijah is suggested to be the quarterback, but the exact number remains uncertain.
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The players here are Tyler, Craig, Ray, Sean and Elijah. Their positions are fullback, quaterback, center, guard, and tackle. What is the name and number of the quaterback?
Elijah is not a tackle.
Craig is on one end of the line.
Ray is not #4 or #8.
The guard is #8.
Tyler is not the tackle
The quarterback is not Ray
The center is #2
The fullback is not Tyler
The quarterback is between the guard and tackle
Craig is next to Ray
Elijah is not next to Sean.
 
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I got elijah is the quarterback, but not sure of the number
 
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