INDIANAPOLIS -- Tight end is a position of need for the Giants this offseason, and they are approaching it accordingly.

The team has had or will have formal interviews with the top two tight end prospects in this year's NFL Draft. The Giants will be sitting down with both Alabama's O.J. Howard and Miami's David Njoku, who is a former Cedar Grove High star.

"It was great. We went over my film and talked about plays and went over formations and talked about my assignment on that particular play," Howard said. "Coach McAdoo is a great guy, great personality."

Teams are allowed to have 60 15-minute "formal" interviews during the Combine. There's no limit on the number of informal interviews that teams can have with players in a hotel ballroom.

The formal interviews typically involve more in-depth football discussions. The formal interviews also are an opportunity for teams to dig deeper if a player has character or injury concerns.

Interviews are worth noting, but they should be kept in perspective. The Giants obviously won't draft every player they meet, and they could still pick a player without conducting an interview at the Combine.

Only quarterbacks, running backs, tight ends, wide receivers and offensive linemen have met with the media, so those are the mostly-known interviews. More names will emerge as the Combine rolls on.

GIANTS NFL COMBINE 2017 INTERVIEWS:

QUARTERBACKS:

Virginia Tech QB Jerod Evans (confirmed formal meeting)

Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes (confirmed formal meeting)

RUNNING BACKS:

USC RB Justin Davis

Tennessee RB Alvin Kamara

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN:

Utah OT Garett Bolles

TCU OT Aviante Collins

Utah OT J.J. Dielman

Troy OT Antonio Garcia (confirmed formal meeting)

Miami OG Danny Isidora

Illinois State OG Cameron Lee

UCLA OT Conor McDermott

Wisconsin OT Ryan Ramczyk

Alabama OT Cam Robinson (confirmed formal meeting)

Florida OG David Sharpe

TIGHT ENDS:

Michigan TE Jake Butt

South Alabama TE Gerald Everett (confirmed formal meeting)

Virginia Tech TE Bucky Hodges

Alabama TE O.J. Howard (confirmed formal meeting)

Clemson TE Jordan Leggett

Miami TE David Njoku (confirmed formal meeting)

WIDE RECEIVERS:

LSU WR Malachi Dupre

LSU WR Travin Duval

Stanford WR Michael Rector

USC WR Darreus Rogers

Louisville WR Jamari Staples

Oklahoma WR DeDe Westbrook

LINEBACKERS:

Vanderbilt LB Zach Cunningham (confirmed formal meeting)

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