The Chicago Bears have been the subject of many trade down rumors in the Top-10 of the 2024 NFL Draft with only four picks the entire weekend.

It's certainly possible that we could see the Bears move down the board next Thursday from their ninth overall pick after using the first overall pick to acquire the team's next franchise quarterback in presumably Caleb Williams.

If the Bears in fact move down from the ninth overall pick to allow a team in the mid/late teens to jump into the Top-10, here's five prospects the Bears could draft.

DE Laiatu Latu

The Bears have done extensive research on the defensive end class, both in the first round and in the later rounds of the draft. After meeting with all four of the consensus top pass rushers in Chicago, who knows how the team ranks the four in order.

By the ninth overall pick, there's a high probability that Alabama's Dallas Turner will be off the board. However, the other three will still be available and even could still be on the board if the Bears were to move back a few draft picks.

UCLA's Laiatu Latu is one player in particular I'm keeping my eye on if the Bears move back. Latu was extremely productive during his final season in college and his recent visit in Chicago likely shut down any pre-draft concerns the team might have had.

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OT Troy Fautanu

If the Bears trade down from the ninth overall pick, I could also easily see the team looking to address the offensive line with their new draft pick. It's unlikely we see two offensive linemen fall in the Top-10 selections, but the teens and 20s will be filled with top end talent all over the offensive line.

One player the Bears have been particularly quiet about this draft process is Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautanu. Fautanu is the only prospect outside of Joe Alt that I view as a legitimate and immediate upgrade over Braxton Jones at left tackle.

A lot of top draft experts, both nationally and Chicago based, have linked the Bears to Fautanu in multiple mock drafts, including a recent one done by Peter Schrager and ESPN's Field Yates. It seems those inside the building are leaking interest in a tackle.

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C Jackson Powers-Johnson

Even if it's not a tackle with the Bears' second first round pick, the team has still done a lot of pre-draft research on the top interior offensive linemen in the class, including the top center Jackson Powers-Johnson.

The Bears met with the Oregon offensive lineman during the NFL Scouting Combine and brought him into Chicago for another visit, even after trading for Ryan Bates and signing Coleman Shelton in free agency.

It could be due diligence, but even still, Powers-Johnson would be a better option and Day 1 starter at the position over the other two. If the Bears feel stronger about Jones at left tackle than Bates/Shelton at center, I could see this as a possibility.

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OL Graham Barton

Another interior offensive lineman who has created a lot of first round buzz over the last month as been Duke's Graham Barton. Barton also recently met with the Bears and his multi-positional versatility offers some intriguing value at the position.

Barton has plenty of experience at left tackle and center during his time at Duke and has the ability to slide into either positions at the next level. The Athletic's Dane Brugler listed Barton as his top ranked center and said he could become an "above-average NFL starter at guard or center" while comparing him to Alijah Vera-Tucker.

He's quite the interesting prospect entering the draft and many teams will be eyeing to select him in the first round, the Bears being one of those teams.

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DE Chop Robinson

This one ultimately comes down to who's on the board with the pick the Bears receive by trading back and how much the front office values adding to the defensive line. Adding an additional pass rusher is more so a want than a need and if the board falls out of the Bears favor, the front office could easily pivot to another position.

However, it also depends on how highly the front office has Penn State's Chop Robinson on their draft board after meeting with him in Chicago. Thus far, Robinson has received the bulk of his interest from teams in the backend of the first round.

Brugler noted in The Beast that Robinson has "the potential to be the most dynamic pass rusher in this class" and it's easy to see why. His explosiveness and aggressiveness are top notch and with some more refining, he could be a very good player in the NFL.

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