Notre Dame forward Carson Towt signs as an UDFA with the Indianapolis Colts

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SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 24: Notre Dame forward Carson Towt #33 concentrates during the game between Duke v Notre Dame at Purcell Pavilion on February 24, 2026 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) | ISI Photos via Getty Images

With the college basketball season now in the distant past for the Notre Dame men’s team, there was a move made that we heard might happen — and it actually came true. According to Adam Schefter, Notre Dame forward Carson Towt has signed with the Indianapolis Colts.

Colts signed Notre Dame basketball forward Carson Towt with the idea of converting him to tight end. pic.twitter.com/BXZCKbixBE

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 17, 2026

So wait — how can this happen? How can Towt sign without going through the draft process?

The NFL is different than the NBA. For the NFL, if a person has NEVER played college football, but is at least three years removed from his high school graduation date, that person can sign with any NFL team willing to do so.

Towt will try to make the Colts’ roster as a tight end.

There is no way of telling how this will actually go for Towt and the Colts, but it does make for a point that Notre Dame is such a tight end school — even their basketball players are good enough at the position to play in the NFL.

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