According to Dan Durkin, Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch has a workout and visit scheduled with the Chicago Bears less than 10 days before the start of the NFL Draft.

Lynch bypassed his senior season and entered the draft as a red-shirt junior.

Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch has a visit and workout

scheduled with the Bears on April 19, a source said. (Dan Durkin)

The general consensus around the NFL is that Bears’ GM Ryan Pace will select a quarterback in this year’s draft, which begins on April 28, in Chicago.

Lynch was a three-year starter at Memphis, compiling 8, 865 passing yards, 59 touchdowns, 23 interceptions and completed 63 percent of his passes. The 6-foot-6, 245 pound quarterback is considered to be the third best prospect at his position in this year’s draft behind Jared Goff and Carson Wentz.

At 6-foot-6 and 245 pounds, Lynch has ideal height to survey the field and fluid footwork to match. He’ll need to adjust to pro style reads

and operating from under center at the next level, but his combination of athleticism, height and elite arm strength lifts his ceiling as a prospect. (Dan Durkin)

At the very least, Pace is doing his homework, taking a closer look at a position he greatly values.

The Bears have the No. 11 overall pick and Lynch has already received plenty of attention from other teams. There were 26 teams represented at his pro day on Wednesday and he also has more than 10 pre-draft workouts completed or scheduled with teams. Those visits include San Diego, Dallas and Philadelphia, which all draft ahead of the Bears in the first round.

Could Lynch be Jay Cutler’s replacement? At the end of last season, a mock draft had the Bears drafting Lynch in the first round and ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. believes he’ll be really good in a few years.

“[MEMPHIS’] PAXTON LYNCH, TWO, THREE, FOUR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, IS GOING TO BE A REALLY GOOD QUARTERBACK. YOU TAKE HIM. HE’LL NEED A LITTLE TIME. IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY AND HE’S AFFORDED THAT OPPORTUNITY, HE CAN BE REALLY GOOD. IF HE’S GOING TO BE EXPECTED TO BE A GREAT QUARTERBACK RIGHT AWAY, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY WE EXPECT IN SOME CASES, MAYBE YOU’LL BE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED. I TALKED TO SOME TEAMS THIS WEEK. THEY THINK HE’S MORE OF A 2, MAYBE A LATE 1. THERE’S NOT MANY 6-6, 245-POUND QUARTERBACKS WITH HIS ARM AND HIS MOBILITY.” (mel kiper Jr.)

Lynch obviously has the size for an NFL quarterback and that has drawn comparisons to two Super Bowl winners.

Opinions on Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch as a pro prospect vary from glowingly favorable to cautiously optimistic. Count one AFC executive in the former camp. “He goes top 15 — an athlete with a strong arm, a Big-Ben type, ” the executive told NFL Media’s Albert Breer. (NFL.com) “I like Paxton Lynch from Memphis. His tape against Ole Miss is intriguing. … All indications are he probably comes out. He’s got a good arm, I don’t think it’s elite, (and) he’s athletic for 6-6. He reminds me of Joe Flacco athletically, ” Mayock told The Rich Eisen Show. “Good arm, good release. He has to hasten the process a little bit.” (Mike Mayock)

Of course, you can’t rule out any scenario as we approach the draft.

Another angle to the Paxton Lynch visit: Could force team to trade into top 10 to take him. 3 QBs going before ideal for #Bears options @ 11 — Aaron Leming (@AaronLemingNFL) April 9, 2016

Again, the draft begins on April 28.