Justin Alexander "Jalen" Parmele (born December 30, 1985) is a former American football running back.

He was also a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, and Cleveland Browns.

Jalen is now the owner of Parmele Post Rehab Exercise and Massage in Gilbert, Arizona.

[3] His rushing total ranked third in the conference behind only Northern Illinois' Garrett Wolfe and Ohio's Kalvin McRae.

[3][8] He set a career-high with 173 rushing yards against Ball State, and his 92-yard run in that game was the second-longest in school history.

[3][9] In 12 starts as a senior in 2007, Parmele rushed for a career-high 1,511 yards and 14 touchdowns on the way to his second consecutive first-team All-MAC selection.

[2][10] His rushing total that season ranked ninth in the nation and second in the conference behind only Kent State's Eugene Jarvis.

[17] Shortly after the draft, Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland labeled Parmele the third running back on the depth chart and said he would also be a given a chance to return kickoffs.

[16] After spending the first three games of the 2008 regular season inactive, Parmele was waived by the Dolphins on September 24 to make room for tight end Joey Haynos on the roster.

He made his NFL debut against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the regular season finale on December 28, rushing twice for 27 yards.

[20] In his second season with the Ravens in 2009, he made a much bigger impact as he became the team's starting kick returner after rookie Lardarius Webb tore his ACL in Week 15.