The final Miami/Philadelphia injury report, news. And Dolphins personnel notes

Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard said his groin injury has improved and he plans to play Sunday night in Philadelphia.

The Dolphins listed Howard as questionable.

Also listed as questionable: center Connor Williams (groin), fullback Alec Ingold (foot) and cornerback Nik Needham (Achilles).

Howard left the Carolina game with the groin injury but was able to practice on a limited basis Thursday and Friday.

“I’m ready to go,” he said. “[The groin] definitely got better. I was out there working” this week.

Any concern the groin injury might linger, as it did for a time last season?

“No,” he said. “I feel like it will be smooth. We’re tough guys. We’ve got to push through some of this stuff. The training staff has been taking care of me. Got to keep rehabbing, do my thing.”

Cornerback Kader Kohou, who had been nursing a neck injury, has no injury designation and is good to go.

Kohou said he injured his neck in the first quarter of the Carolina game but played through it and it feels “good” now.

Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said linebacker Jaelan Phillips won’t play quite as much as he typically would because of his oblique injury.

Five key Eagles players who had been dealing with injuries — defensive tackle Jalen Carter, tight end Dallas Goedert, receiver DeVonta Smith, right tackle Lane Johnson and cornerback Darius Slay — don’t even have an injury designation on the final injury report. All are good to go. Cornerback Bradley Roby was ruled out.

INJURED RESERVE UPDATE

NFL teams are permitted to bring back a total of eight players off injured reserve during a single season, and the Dolphins have used three of those designated-to-return slots on guard Robert Jones, running back Jeff Wilson Jr. and cornerback Jalen Ramsey.

Wilson could be moved from IR to the 53 man roster on Saturday. Ramsey won’t play Sunday in Philadelphia.

Two of the remaining five slots very likely will be used on left tackle Terron Armstead and running back De’Von Achane, who should both be back in November.

The Dolphins could save the other three slots as roster management protection or use any of them on running back Chris Brooks (Mike McDaniel said his injuries won’t sideline him for the season) and receivers River Cracraft or Erik Ezukanma.

Any of the eight players brought off IR by teams must first sit out four games.

Needham, on PUP, wouldn’t count toward the eight. He must be activated by next Wednesday to be eligible to play this season. Needham, who sustained a torn Achilles in a game last October, has been practicing for 16 days but Friday was the first day he practiced fully.

The Dolphins placed Brooks on injured reserve Friday, leaving one open roster spot. If they want to activate Wilson Jr. and Needham for the Eagles game, as opposed to one of them, they will need to create another opening on the 53-man roster by 4 p.m. Saturday.

THIS AND THAT

NFL coaches say that interior defensive linemen can’t necessarily be evaluated by statistics, partly because some take on double-teams and thus create opportunities for others.

Outside linebackers coach Ryan Slowik said edge player Bradley Chubb (who has 27 tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles) also shouldn’t be measured by sheer numbers because “Bradley does a good job if he’s [not] dominant in the stat sheet. He’s a tone-setter for us, does a good job disrupting the game.

“He does a good job with his rushes. When he’s his most consistent version and keeps showing up any day, that will continually lead to good things.”

▪ Emmanuel Ogbah, transitioning from a defensive end to outside linebacker in this Dolphins defense, is playing 30 percent of the Dolphins’ defensive snaps, compared with 77, 67 and 56 percent the past three seasons with Miami.

“He’s transitioning to being back to being more of a standup guy, hand in the dirt,” Slowik said. “He’s been very good at embracing it, accepting it and doing what he can to help this team.”

▪ The Dolphins like what they’re seeing from rookie tight end Julian Hill, particularly as a blocker.

“You would have thought he would have been in NFL [a long time],” offensive coordinator Frank Smith said of the maturity to his game. “Before each week you see him keep growing and improving.”

▪ Slowik said linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel has “gotten more consistent understanding his rushes and what works for him and what doesn’t. It’s important to understand the toolbox of rushes and set up different rushes.”

▪ Howard, on the differences between standout Eagles receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith: “Totally different. Brown wants you to play that aggressive man with him. Smith [is a] finesse guy. They both make plays, both do their thing.”

So should corners be aggressive with Brown? “Do the total opposite; if that’s not your game, don’t do it,” Howard said, smiling.

Howard said of Sunday’s game: “Everybody is really excited to play Sunday night against a good team. Ready for the challenge.”