JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Dede Westbrook had nine catches for 130 yards for the Jacksonville Jaguars in their 31-12 victory against the New York Jets on Sunday. Both were career highs.

Yet the second-year receiver doesn't want anyone describing what he did at TIAA Bank Field a breakout game.

"Most definitely not," Westbrook said. "There's way more left in the tank, and it's coming.

"It's coming."

The Jaguars sure could use it. With running back Leonard Fournette dealing with a hamstring issue for the foreseeable future, the offense desperately needs a playmaker to emerge. Westbrook did it against New England two weeks ago and again against the Jets. If he's correct about his future, that's going to be a regular occurrence the rest of the season.

That would give the Jaguars a consistent receiving threat for the first time since the 2016 season, when Allen Robinson set a franchise record with 14 touchdown catches.

Westbrook had never caught more than six passes in any game until Sunday, and had caught more than four just three times since catching six passes in back-to-back games last November. He set a career-high with 82 yards receiving against New England, and 61 of those yards came on a catch-and-run on a short throw over the middle that went for a touchdown.

That's where Westbrook did most of his work against the Jets. The Jets either got confused by the traffic or caught up inside, and that allowed Westbrook to find holes. Some of the throws were easy completions because Westbrook was so wide open.

"We thought we could make some money with him underneath," coach Doug Marrone said. "We were able to get him the ball, deliver him the ball, and he's an exciting guy to watch."

It is usually Marqise Lee who runs those routes, but when he went down with a season-ending knee injury in the preseason, someone needed to step into that role. The Jaguars used Keelan Cole and Donte Moncrief on a few, but Westbrook seems to be the best fit because of his short-area quickness.

"They [the Jets] kind of played some man [coverage], and we knew that coming in, so we just had to execute," Westbrook said. "The YAC, yards after catch, that's the biggest thing, and for you to be aggressive because they're going to come down and be physical. That's pretty much what it's about."

Westbrook said the receivers put a lot of pressure on themselves this week in the wake of their poor performance against Tennessee. The Jaguars threw for just 155 yards, and Westbrook, Cole and Moncrief combined to catch just 10 passes on 16 targets. The longest reception was a 15-yarder.

That wasn't going to be good enough against the Jets, Westbrook said.

"We have a group message that goes around, and we know that we're the spark of the offense," Westbrook said. "We go out there and make one play and convert on a third down, or if it's a first down and we get a big play, we know that's going to get the crowd fired up and also the offense. We know that. With that being said, we had to go out there and make the plays whenever the ball came our way, and we did just that."

Westbrook leads the Jaguars in receptions (21) and receiving yards (294). He also leads the team with 24 targets, which is an indication of how much Blake Bortles trusts him. That's impressive considering Westbrook missed the first nine games of last season with a sports hernia. Even if you count the three playoff games, Westbrook has played in only 14 games.

Jaguars cornerback A.J. Bouye said he likes to think he and the rest of the secondary have had a hand in Westbrook's development.

"Him going against us, [as well as] all those receivers, we could tell that it makes them better, and they even tell us that," Bouye said. "They feel like when they go against the other DBs [on other teams], it's cake."

It was on Sunday against the Jets, and the Jaguars are hoping that will continue -- starting Sunday in Kansas City, were the Jaguars' offense might need to match the high-powered Chiefs. Westbrook is sure it will, for the other receivers, as well.

"We kind of knew this going in," Westbrook said. "We practiced, and we prepared for it. At the end of the day, none of this would happen without the offensive line. They blocked great up front, which gave Blake enough time to execute and throw the ball and put them perfectly spot-on for us to go out there and have a big game."