Acquisition categories: D2 means second-round draft choice, FA means free agent.
| Player | Ht. | Wt. | Age | Acquired | College |
| Jordy Nelson | 6-2½ | 211 | 30 | D2-'08 | Kansas State |
| Came of age in 2010 playoffs. Based on Pro Football Weekly's positional rankings, he was unranked entering '11, 19th in '12, 20th in '13, eighth in '14 and fifth this year. | |||||
| Randall Cobb | 5-10 | 195 | 24 | D2-'11 | Kentucky |
| Dropped nine of 145 targeted passes (6. |