Carson Christopher Towt (born June 1, 2001) is an American professional football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college basketball for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Despite not having played organized football in college or high school, Towt signed as an undrafted free agent with the Colts in 2026.
Early life Towt attended Gilbert High School. He started out as a guard before a late growth spurt transformed him into a power forward. Towt had no Division 1 scholarship offers out of high school and accepted a preferred walk-on position at Northern Arizona.
College career As a freshman, Towt averaged 5.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. He improved those numbers to 8.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore. As a junior, Towt averaged 10.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. He sat out the 2023-24 season with an injury before averaging 13.3 points and a nation-leading 12.4 rebounds per game as a senior. Towt recorded 20 double-doubles, tied for sixth nationally. He was named to the Second Team All-Big Sky as well as the All-Defensive Team. Following the season he transferred to Notre Dame, taking advantage of an additional year of eligibility. Towt averaged 5.9 points and 9.0 rebounds per game on a team that finished 13-18.
Professional career On March 17, 2026, Towt signed with the Indianapolis Colts. He was placed on injured reserve on August 18, 2026.
Career statistics
*Led NCAA Division I
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Northern Arizona | style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Northern Arizona | 22 || 19 || 21.3 || .531 || — || .512 || 4.6 || 1.3 || .5 || .6 || 5.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Northern Arizona | 32 || 32 || 29.7 || .487 || — || .463 || 8.8 || 3.7 || .6 || .3 || 8.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Northern Arizona | 35 || 35 || 28.3 || .532 || .000 || .400 || 7.8 || 3.0 || .6 || .3 || 10.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| Northern Arizona | style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| Northern Arizona | 34 || 34 || 33.7 || .569 || — || .379 || style="background:#cfecec;" | 12.4* || 3.4 || 1.1 || .4 || 13.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| Notre Dame | 31 || 31 || 26.0 || .610 || — || .321 || 9.0 || 1.7 || .6 || .4 || 5.9 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 154 || 151 || 28.3 || .544 || .000 || .409 || 8.8 || 2.7 || .7 || .4 || 9.0
References
External links Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio Northern Arizona Lumberjacks bio