Staunton, who has been with the first-team squad in the last two weeks, will gain some valuable game-time following his recovery from an Achilles injury.
Sam Harrison, who has recovered from injury, starts at scrum-half, while Horacio Agulla, Lee Robinson, Andy Forsyth, Dan Hemingway and Tom Armes are also included in a starting line-up captained by Joe Duffey.
The Tigers back row includes Tongan No8 Siona Kalamofini from Nottingham and Namibia-born openside flanker Pieter Myburgh.
Leicester Tigers Development (v Leeds Carnegie Development, West Park Leeds, Monday 7pm)
15 Horacio Agulla
14 Lee Robinson
13 Ed Rolston
12 Andy Forsyth
11 Will Hurrell
10 Jeremy Staunton
9 Sam Harrison
1 Jonny Harris
2 Joe Duffey (c)
3 Ryan Bower
4 Dan Hemingway
5 Dave Markham
6 Tom Armes
7 Pieter Myburgh
8 Sione Kalamofoni
Replacements
16 Jimmy Stevens
17 Camilo Parilli-Ocampo
18 Rob Conquest
19 Matt Everard
20 Joe Srokowski
21 George Ford
22 Alex Lewington
Leeds Carnegie: 15 Leigh Hinton, 14 James Tincknell, 13 Luther Burrell, 12 Joe Barker, 11 Semi Tadulala, 10 Christian Lewis-Pratt, 9 Alex Black; 1 Mike MacDonald, 2 Scott Freer, 3 Jesus Moreno Rodriquez, 4 Dominic Barrow, 5 Richard Rhodes, 6 Chris Walker, 7 Jacob Rowan, 8 Oli Stedman (c). Replacements: 16 Miguel Alonso, 17 TBC, 18 TBC, 19 Richard Beck, 20 Craig Hampson, 21 Oli Denton, 22 Curtis Wilson
