Rape allegation against Gareon Conley sends draft analysis into turmoil | Les Bowen

Ohio State cornerback Gareon Conley prepares for an NCAA college football game against Maryland in College Park, Md., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016.AFTERSHOCKS from the Gareon Conley sexual assault allegation are being felt in draft rooms around the NFL, nowhere more acutely than in the NovaCare complex.

The Eagles, drafting 14th overall Thursday evening, desperately need a top-shelf cornerback. They are thought to have been among the teams most interested in Conley, often touted as the second-best corner in a strong draft class, behind his Ohio State teammate, Marshon Lattimore.

It seemed possible Conley would go a bit before the 14th pick. Now, in the wake of being accused Tuesday (but not…