Colts sign Notre Dame basketball player Carson Towt despite having no high school or college football experience

The Indianapolis Colts bolstered their tight end spot with an unconventional signing on Tuesday.

The Colts announced they signed Notre Dame basketball forward Carson Towt to their roster with the idea of ​​converting him to a tight end.

Towt, 24, did not play football in either high school or college and most recently played forward for the Notre Dame basketball team in 2025. Towt spent six seasons with Northern Arizona before transferring to Notre Dame for his senior season.

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Notre Dame’s Carson Towt fighting the Irish dribbles during a game against the Virginia Cavaliers at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana, on January 27, 2026. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

The 6-foot-8, 250-pound Towt set the Big Sky Conference single-season record with 423 rebounds during the 2024 season, which led the country. He also recorded 20 double-doubles that season.

With Notre Dame, Towt averaged 5.9 points, nine rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in 31 games.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Carson Towt makes a dunk against NC State Wolfpack during the first half at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana, on February 28, 2026. (Michael Caterina/Image Images)

The Colts have had success in the past turning college basketball players into tight ends. Mo Alie-Cox played college basketball at VCU and signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

In Cox’s eight-season career, he caught 127 passes for 1,550 yards and 16 touchdowns while being an effective blocker. The Colts re-signed Cox to a one-year deal on Monday.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Carson Towt (33) drives to the basket as Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets guard Akai Fleming (0) defends during the first half at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana, on February 14, 2026. (Michael Caterina/Image Images)

Towt will slot in behind Cox and Tyler Warren on the depth chart. Warren, a first-round pick of the Colts in the 2025 NFL Draft, had a solid rookie season. The former Penn State star caught 76 passes for 817 yards and four touchdowns.

The Colts brought back quarterback Daniel Jones and receiver Alec Pierce in free agency, but traded receiver Michael Pittman Jr., potentially leaving more targets for tight ends.

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