By James Kratch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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John McNulty left Rutgers to become a wide receivers coach in the NFL, and he returns 10 years later after most recently coaching tight ends in the league. But McNulty, about to begin the first season of his second tour as the Scarlet Knights' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, brings significant experience with that position back to Rutgers as well.

The Scarlet Knights are hopeful McNulty, their ninth offensive coordinator in nine years, will end that maddening run. They also want him to return their offense to the heights it previously reached under his watch, and it will start under center.

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McNulty led two strong offenses in 2007-08 during his first stint as Rutgers offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Greg Schiano. He didn't coordinate once he jumped into the NFL, but he did spend four years with three teams coaching quarterbacks.

Here is a closer look at how productive quarterbacks have been under McNulty when he was their position coach and/or offensive coordinator. Only quarterbacks with four or more starts under McNulty are included.

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2007: MIKE TEEL, RUTGERS

Stats: 203-349 passing (58.2 percent) for 3,147 yards, 20 TD, 13 INT.

Team: 8-5, won International Bowl vs. Ball State.

Of note: Rutgers made history in 2007, becoming the first team in FBS history with a 3,000-yard passer (Teel), a 2,000-yard rusher (Ray Rice) and a pair of 1,000-yard receivers (Kenny Britt and Tiquan Underwood).

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Chris Faytok | The Star-Ledger

2008: MIKE TEEL, RUTGERS

Stats: 243-396 passing (61.4 percent) for 3,418 yards, 25 TD, 13 INT.

Team: 8-5, won PapaJohns.com Bowl vs. N.C. State.

Of note: Teel was, and remains, Rutgers' all-time leader passer at the conclusion of his career.

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2012: JOHN SKELTON, CARDINALS

Stats: 109-201 passing (54.2 percent) for 1,132 yards, 2 TD, 9 INT.

Team: 5-11 overall, 1-5 in Skelton's starts.

Of note: Skelton did not play in the NFL again after the 2012 season.

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2012: KEVIN KOLB, CARDINALS

Stats: 109-183 passing (59.6 percent) for 1,169 yards, 8 TD, 3 INT.

Team: 5-11 overall, 3-2 in Kolb's starts.

Of note: Kolb, who was forced to retire early due to concussions, had the best touchdown and interception percentages per pass thrown of his career under McNulty.

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2012: RYAN LINDLEY, CARDINALS

Stats: 89-171 passing (52 percent) for 752 yards, 0 TD, 7 INT.

Team: 5-11 overall, 1-3 in Lindley's starts.

Of note: Lindley struggled mightily as a rookie, but he didn't fare much better for the rest of his career. He threw for just 104 yards in his lone win that season, a 38-10 triumph over the Lions that hinged on two defensive touchdowns and three rushing scores.

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2013: MIKE GLENNON, BUCCANEERS

Stats: 247-416 passing (59.4 percent) for 2,608 yards, 19 TD, 9 INT.

Team: 4-12 overall, 4-9 In Glennon's starts.

Of note: McNulty was reunited for one year with Schiano in Tampa. Glennon was a rookie, and 2013 remains his career year.

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2014: CHARLIE WHITEHURST, TITANS

Stats: 105-185 passing (56.8 percent) for 1,326 yards, 7 TD, 2 INT.

Team: 2-14 overall, 1-4 In Whitehurst's starts.

Of note: Whitehurst's season with McNulty brought the only substantial playing time of his career.

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2014: JAKE LOCKER, TITANS

Stats: 86-146 passing (58.9 percent) for 993 yards, 5 TD, 7 INT.

Team: 2-14 overall, 1-4 In Locker's starts.

Of note: It was the last season of Locker's career. The first-round bust retired after the season.

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2014-15: ZACH METTENBERGER, TITANS

2014 stats: 107-179 passing (59.8 percent) for 1,412 yards, 8 TD, 7 INT.

2014 team: 2-14 overall, 0-6 In Mettenberger's starts.

2015 stats: 101-166 passing (60.8) for 935 yards, 4 TD, 7 INT.

2015 team: 3-13 overall, 0-4 in Mettenberger's starts.

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Of note: Mettenberger has not thrown a regular season pass since 2015. The Chargers, who employ former Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt as their offensive coordinator, brought Mettenberger in for a period.

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2015: MARCUS MARIOTA, TITANS

2015 stats: 230-370 passing (62.2) for 2,818 yards, 19 TD, 10 INT.

2015 team: 3-13 overall, 3-9 in Mariota's starts.

Of note: Another rookie who played well under McNulty's tutelage, although he did lose six fumbles that season as well. The spread concepts the Titans used with Mariota could be a hint of some wrinkles McNulty's offense will have at Rutgers, but it is expected to be a pro-style attack by and large.

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2018: ARTUR SITKOWSKI, RUTGERS (WE THINK)

Sitkowski was the best Rutgers quarterback during spring practice, capped by his solid, if a bit uneven, showing in the spring game. All signs point to him being named the starter for the Sept. 1 season opener against Texas State at some point during summer camp.

The combination of McNulty and Sitkowski will excite many Rutgers fans still capable of feeling optimism. There will be some growing pains - Sitkowski is a freshman, and he had some turnovers and careless mistakes in the spring game that Ash rightly said would have lost the Scarlet Knights the game had it been the regular season.

But all indications are Rutgers is ready to deal with those growing pains given Sitkowski's upside. McNulty himself said it best during the spring when he made it clear the best quarterback should play, even if he's a freshman, along with his line about the guy who throws the rock across the pond.

McNulty's offense is going to have plenty of vertical concepts and stress the importance of chunk plays. Sitkowski's arm fits that goal, and it will give him a chance to have an extremely productive freshman year, provided his receivers step up and the line (and running game) can protect him.

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Rutgers' backup situation will be intriguing. Gio Rescigno has started for parts of two seasons. While his skillset limits what the Scarlet Knights can do on offense, particularly when it comes to throwing the ball downfield, they also know what Rescigno can do - protect the football, chew up clock and give them a chance to win.

Sophomore Johnathan Lewis has a bigger arm and more potential than Rescigno, but he struggled with accuracy last year. While he made strides in spring practice, he wasn't all the way there yet. The big question: Would Rutgers go with the steady redshirt senior of the sophomore with upside behind Sitkowski? It might be dependent on the timeframe a backup is expected to play.

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