T.J. Watt forced eight fumbles last season. He also recovered four on his own, and he intercepted two passes. That was good for the fourth-most takeaways recorded in the NFL last season with six—tied with teammates Devin Bush and Joe Haden, among others, and trailing Minkah Fitzpatrick, who had eight on the season and seven during his 14 games with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
One of the big questions about the team heading into this season was whether or not they could continue to create turnovers the way that they did in 2019, when they led the league with 38 takeaways as a team (some of which were produced by the special teams units).