A 6-foot-8 basketball star with no high school or college football experience, Carson Towt signed with the Colts as a tight end prospect just ten days after his final college hoops game.
Carson Towt spent his college athletic career on the basketball court, not the football field, starring at Northern Arizona before a final season at Notre Dame. The Indianapolis Colts signed him as an undrafted free agent tight end prospect in 2026, wagering his rare size and athleticism can be converted into football skill from scratch.
Path to the league
Towt played college basketball at Northern Arizona from 2019 to 2025 before transferring to Notre Dame for a final season. He has never played organized football at any level, high school or college. Ten days after his final college basketball game, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent to try football for the first time as a tight end.
Career highlights
As a basketball player, Towt set the Big Sky Conference single-season record with 423 total rebounds during the 2024-25 season at Northern Arizona, a mark that also led the nation, and recorded 20 double-doubles that year. At 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, his rebounding and athleticism made him one of the most productive big men in the conference.
2025 season recap
Towt played his final college basketball season at Notre Dame in 2025-26 rather than football, so he has no football stats to report. He signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent tight end convert shortly after that season ended, joining a Colts tight end room that has previously developed basketball-to-football converts like Mo Alie-Cox.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Carson Towt
- NFL.com: From Notre Dame hoops to NFL football - the journey for new Colts TE Carson Towt
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Tight End
- Group
- offense
- College
- Notre Dame
- Hometown
- Gilbert, AZ, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
