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The Indianapolis Colts bolstered their tight end room with an unconventional signing on Tuesday.
The Colts announced that they had 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 committed to Notre Dame basketball in 2025. Towt spent six seasons with Northern Arizona before transferring to Notre Dame for his final season.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s Carson Towt (33) dribbles during the game against the Virginia Cavaliers at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana on January 27, 2026. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
Towt, 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, set the Big Sky Conference single-season record with 423 rebounds during the 2024 season, which led the nation. 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 (33) dunks against the NC State Wolfpack in the first half at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana on February 28, 2026. (Michael Caterina/Imagn Images)
The Colts have had success converting college basketball players to tight ends in the past. 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 has 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 in the first half at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana on February 14, 2026. (Michael Caterina/Imagn Images)
Towt comes 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 strong rookie season. The former Penn State star caught 76 passes for 817 yards and four touchdowns.
The Colts brought back quarterback Daniel Jones and wide receiver Alec Pierce in free agency, but traded wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. away, potentially leaving more targets for tight ends.
