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The Indianapolis Colts have signed Notre Dame men's basketball forward Carson Towt with the idea of converting him to a tight end.
Undersized basketball forwards-turned-football tight ends have been a highly successful transition for a handful of college basketball players in recent history, with both Tony Gonzalez (Cal) and Antonio Gates (Kent State) excelling on the hardwood before turning in Hall of Fame careers in the NFL. Within the last decade, Mo-Alie Cox went from a bruiser at VCU to a productive tight end for the Indianapolis Colts . The Colts are hoping for similar success with another former college basketball player in Notre Dame forward Carson Towt, who they've signed to a contract, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Towt spent the last five seasons playing college basketball, spending four seasons at Northern Arizona and the 2025-26 campaign with the Fighting Irish. This season, he had a clear role: play physical and rebound the basketball. He averaged a team-high 9.
0 rebounds per game to go along with 5. 9 points on 61. 0% shooting from the field.
Colts signed Notre Dame basketball forward Carson Towt with the idea of converting him to tight end. pic. twitter.