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The Indianapolis Colts bolstered their tight extremity room pinch an unconventional signing Tuesday.
The Colts announced they signed Notre Dame hoops guardant Carson Towt to their roster pinch nan thought of converting him to a tight end.
Towt, 24, did not play shot successful either precocious schoolhouse aliases assemblage and precocious played guardant for Notre Dame's hoops squad successful 2025. Towt spent six seasons pinch Northern Arizona earlier transferring to Notre Dame for his last season.
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Carson Towt of nan Notre Dame Fighting Irish dribbles during a crippled against nan Virginia Cavaliers astatine Purcell Pavilion successful South Bend, Ind., Jan. 27, 2026. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
Towt, 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, group nan Big Sky Conference single-season grounds pinch 423 rebounds during nan 2024 season, which led nan country. He besides recorded 20 double-doubles that season.
With Notre Dame, Towt averaged 5.9 points, 9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per crippled successful 31 games.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish guardant Carson Towt dunks against nan N.C. State Wolfpack during nan first half astatine Purcell Pavilion astatine nan Joyce Center successful South Bend, Ind., Feb. 28, 2026. (Michael Caterina/Imagn Images)
The Colts person had occurrence successful nan past pinch converting assemblage hoops players into tight ends. Mo Alie-Cox played assemblage hoops at VCU and signed pinch nan Colts arsenic an undrafted free supplier successful 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 woody Monday.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish guardant Carson Towt (33) drives to nan handbasket arsenic Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defender Akai Fleming (0) defends during nan first half astatine Purcell Pavilion astatine nan Joyce Center successful South Bend, Ind., Feb. 14, 2026. (Michael Caterina/Imagn Images)
Towt will slot successful down Cox and Tyler Warren connected nan extent chart. Warren, a first-round action of nan Colts successful nan 2025 NFL Draft, had a beardown rookie season. The erstwhile Penn State prima caught 76 passes for 817 yards and 4 touchdowns.
The Colts brought backmost back Daniel Jones and wide receiver Alec Pierce successful free agency but traded distant wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., perchance leaving much targets for tight ends.
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