{"id":820982,"date":"2026-03-19T10:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/820982\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:51:48","slug":"colts-sign-notre-dame-basketball-player-carson-towt-despite-no-high-school-or-college-football-experience-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/820982\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts sign Notre Dame basketball player Carson Towt despite no high school or college football experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indianapolis Colts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> bolstered their tight end room with an unconventional signing Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Colts announced they signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/notre-dame-fighting-irish\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Notre Dame;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Notre Dame<\/a> basketball forward Carson Towt to their roster with the idea of converting him to a tight end.<\/p>\n<p>Towt, 24, did not play football in either high school or college and recently played forward for Notre Dame&#8217;s basketball team in 2025. Towt spent six seasons with Northern Arizona before transferring to Notre Dame for his final season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here For More Sports Coverage On Foxnews.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Click Here For More Sports Coverage On Foxnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Carson Towt dribbles\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"699\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/a2a544dbc360ddc108c64013f59bdbeb.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Carson Towt of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish dribbles during a game against the Virginia Cavaliers at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind., Jan. 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<p> (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Towt, 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, set the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa-bk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Big Sky Conference;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Big Sky Conference<\/a> single-season record with 423 rebounds during the 2024 season, which led the country. He also recorded 20 double-doubles that season.<\/p>\n<p>With Notre Dame, Towt averaged 5.9 points, nine rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in 31 games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Read On The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/broncos-land-star-receiver-jaylen-160432474.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos Land Star Receiver Jaylen Waddle In Blockbuster Trade With Dolphins: Reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Broncos Land Star Receiver Jaylen Waddle In Blockbuster Trade With Dolphins: Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Colts have had success in the past with converting college basketball players into tight ends. Mo Alie-Cox played college basketball <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/vcu-rams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:at VCU;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">at VCU<\/a> and signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In Cox\u2019s 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 Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Download The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Towt will slot in behind Cox and Tyler Warren on the depth chart. Warren, a first-round selection 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.<\/p>\n<p>The Colts brought back quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/daniel-jones\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daniel Jones;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Daniel Jones<\/a> and wide receiver Alec Pierce in free agency but traded away wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., potentially leaving more targets for tight ends.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sports coverage on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Original article source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/colts-sign-notre-dame-basketball-player-carson-towt-despite-no-high-school-college-football-experience\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colts sign Notre Dame basketball player Carson Towt despite no high school or college football experience;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Colts sign Notre Dame basketball player Carson Towt despite no high school or college football experience<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Indianapolis Colts bolstered their tight end room with an unconventional signing Tuesday. 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