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The Indianapolis Colts bolstered their tight ends room with an unconventional signing Tuesday.
The Colts announced they signed Notre Dame basketball forward Carson Towt to their team with the idea of ​​converting him to tight end.
Towt, 24, did not play football in high school or college and most recently played for 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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Carson Towt (33) of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 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, 250 pounds, set the Big Sky Conference single-season record with 423 rebounds during the nation-leading 2024 season. 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) throws against the NC State Wolfpack during 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 into 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 career seasons, 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 contract on Monday.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Carson Towt (33) drives to the basket while 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/Imagn 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 wide receiver Alec Pierce in free agency, but traded wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., potentially leaving more targets for tight ends.
