Jeff Loots (born May 19, 1970) is an American former professional football quarterback who played eight seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Milwaukee Mustangs, Minnesota Fighting Pike, Albany Firebirds, Oklahoma Wranglers, Chicago Rush, Buffalo Destroyers and Grand Rapids Rampage.
He recorded 22 wins and five losses as a starter for the Mustangs before he suffered a season ending shoulder injury in week eight of his senior year in 1992.
Loots was ranked as the seventh best quarterback in the 1993 NFL draft by Mel Kiper, Jr.[6] He was inducted into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame in 2009.
The Mustangs finished the season with no wins and twelve losses, with Loots recording eleven touchdown passes.
He competed for the starting quarterback job with Kurt Warner before breaking his foot in the Barnstormers' second preseason game.
[11] The Fighting Pike finished their only season with four wins and ten losses, with Loots recording seven touchdown passes.
[14] Loots recorded 14 passing touchdowns as the Wranglers finished the regular season with seven wins and seven losses, losing in the second round of the playoffs to the San Jose Sabercats.