The Seattle Seahawks made a flurry of moves Thursday, trading out of the first round of the NFL draft and acquiring three additional picks, giving them 10 overall.

“We didn’t see the last one coming,” general manager John Schneider said during his press conference Thursday evening. “I didn’t think that was going to happen. I thought we were going to pick. Our guys did a great job working the phones, and we were able to put something together.”

The Seahawks made their third trade of the draft early Friday afternoon, dealing the No. 34 pick to the Jaguars for their No. 35 pick and their sixth-round selection (No. 187).

The Seahawks likely have a variety of reasons for wanting to move down in the draft. For starters, it appears many of the players the Seahawks are interested in selecting are all still going to be available at the top of the second round.

Many of these players are considered first-round talents, and being able to grab them in the second round gives the Seahawks more financial flexibility for the rest of the offseason.

The projected contract for pick No. 26, Takkaris McKinley, is $10,229,958. Contrastingly, Hunter Henry, the No. 35 pick last year, signed a $6.38 million dollar contract. If the Seahawks believe the player(s) they are targeting will be available at pick No. 35, then drafting him in that spot as opposed to in the first round could save them approximately $4 million dollars, money that can be used to sign more free agents later in the offseason.

Lastly, Pete Carroll and John Schneider have never had less than eight picks in a draft in their time together in Seattle. With 10 picks in this draft, the Seahawks have opportunities to deepen their roster with cost efficient talent and the hopes they will find another late round gem (think Kam Chancellor in the fifth round in 2010).

Overall, the moves Thursday give the Seahawks some financial flexibility and an opportunity to grab the players they are interested in while strengthening their roster.

“It worked out exactly like we had hoped it could, now here we are going into tomorrow with only one pick away from knowing that we’re up and we feel great about that because he had a good sense for it,” Carroll said. “I think it worked out great and it worked out just the way we wanted.”

Here’s the updated list of the Seahawks picks remaining after the three trades:

Round 2, (No. 58)

Round 3, (No. 90)

Round 3 (No. 95) via trade with Atlanta Falcons

Round 3, (No. 102)

Round 3, (No. 106)

Round 4, (No. 111) via trade with San Francisco 49ers, acquired from Chicago

Round 6, (No. 187) via trade with Jacksonville Jaguars

Round 6, (No. 210)

Round 7, (No. 226)

Round 7, (No. 249) via trade with Atlanta Falcons