The University of Hawaii football team added two quarterbacks and two kickers following Tuesday’s walk-on tryouts.

Quarterback Toagamalu Brown and kickers Keoki Kaiahua and Kainoa McDonald participated in position drills during Thursday’s session, the second of 15 spring practices. Quarterback Hunter Hughes will join on Saturday after completing medical examinations.

Brown, 26, is a Waianae High graduate. Hughes and McDonald, a Punahou School alumnus, were on past UH rosters but did not play in 2015. Kaiahua is a graduate of Kaimuki High and Antelope Valley College.

Asked if he felt like Santa Claus after offering spring invitations, coach Nick Rolovich said: “It’s more like the Easter Bunny. … Santa just gives. You’ve got to work for those Easter eggs. They’re not promised anything. Santa’s presents have your name on them. You can open them. But the Easter Bunny hides them all over the place. They have to work to find their role on the team.”

Semper fi tight end

The UH coaches were at attention when tight end Jacob Yanak excelled during a walk-on tryout three weeks ago.

Yanak, a former Marine, impressed with his size (6 feet 4, 235 pounds), quickness and patriotism.

“He served our country, and he wants to play a little football,” Rolovich said. “I’ve got nothing but respect for that.”

Yanak had opportunities to play college football following high school. But serving in the military, he said, “I wanted to do that my whole life.”

He had stints in North Carolina and Okinawa. After being discharged, he was attending a community college when he received a call from a friend in Hawaii.

“He needed a roommate, and I said I’d come out and go to school at the university,” Yanak said.

In early February, he learned of the Rainbow Warriors’ tryout session.

“I started working out and getting into shape and here we are,” Yanak said.

Yanak was raised in Green Bay, a five-minute drive from Lambeau Stadium.

“It’s definitely a special place,” Yanak said. “And everyone there is a Packer fan.”

Bulking up

Since the end of the 2015 season, quarterback Beau Reilly has gained 10 pounds of muscle and a lot more in confidence. During Thursday’s practice, he connected on deep scoring passes to wideout Marcus Kemp.

“I don’t think I would have made those throws last year,” Reilly said.

He certainly would not have made them in 2014, his first year at UH after spending two years on a church mission in Brazil. In preparing for the 2014 season, during which he redshirted, Reilly admitted to being “freaked out.”

“I was really underweight,” said Reilly, who carried about 190 pounds on his 6-foot-6 frame. “I hadn’t thrown a ball for a very long time, at least competitively. (In Brazil) football is not very popular at all. You have to label it ‘American football’ for them to know what you’re talking about.”

Reilly was more confident last year when he served as backup behind quarterbacks Max Wittek and Ikaika Woolsey. He did not take a snap in a 2015 game.

“This year is different,” Reilly said. “I don’t know what it is. I feel bigger. I feel more confident in the pocket.”

He also remains feisty.

“If you ask people who really know me, I don’t care if I’m playing my grandmother in checkers, losing is not my cup of tea,” Reilly said. “People know I’m passionate, especially about (football). You’ll see some things that maybe you won’t see from a good Mormon boy.”