Elias Rafail is a junior and a quarterback for the Jefferson Morgan Football Team.

This will be Elias’ second year lettering in football at JM. He has been playing football for 10 years. “Staying focused and making split-second decisions when there is so little time to react is the most difficult aspect of football,” said Elias.

Elias looks up to the professional football player, Drew Brees, of the New Orleans Saints. Drew Brees encourages Eli to play better and make rational decisions. Elias is the first member of his family to play football at a high school level, so he sets the bar for the future.

“My advice is stick with it no matter what the circumstance, because the reward outweighs the effort put in,” said Elias. “Winning as a team feels more rewarding than taking the win for yourself,” Elias said.

Elias does not plan on playing football later in his athletic career.