Hawai'i football player Antwan "Tua" Mahaley tried to go to great lengths, but fell short of his expectations.

His arm reach was measured at 33 inches.

"I was working on my biceps today," explained Mahaley, setting off chuckles from teammates.

Mahaley was among 13 soon-to-be Warrior football seniors whose weights, heights, arm reaches, hand spans and Wonderlic results were recorded during yesterday's Junior Pro Day at the UH athletic complex.

The 90-minute session served as a career day for aspiring pro players. Two National Football League scouting coordinators — Dave Petett of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Ray Biggs of the Tennessee Titans — took the data, which will be shared with 26 of the remaining 32 NFL teams.

"It gives us a jump," Petett said. "We can start working on (evaluating) the guys over the summer. We'll know what to expect in the fall."

Petett said these assessment sessions are the first step in preparing for the 2010 NFL draft.

"It's an 11-plus-month process," Petett said. "Hawai'i has had good players in recent years. Look at David, Ryan and Jake."

Defensive end David Veikune, cornerback Ryan Mouton and long-snapper Jake Ingram are former Warriors who were selected in the 2009 NFL draft.

Petett and Biggs spent several hours reviewing videos of the UH prospects. They will watch more videos today and tomorrow.

"They'll evaluate each senior-to-be, then give them a grade," said associate head coach Rich Miano, who serves as UH's pro liaison.

The 13 players took the Wonderlic, a 50-question, 20-minute IQ test.

"One of the questions was: what's the 11th month of the calendar year?" said linebacker Brashton Satele, who was born in November.

Center John Estes said: "The questions ranged from ridiculously easy to hard."

Right tackle Laupepa Letuli's hand span was measured at 10 3/4 inches.

"I was surprised," he said.

Left guard Ray Hisatake had the longest reach (33fi inches).

At 6 feet 4, left tackle Aaron Kia was the tallest.

Defensive tackle Rocky Savaiigaea weighed the most (335 pounds).

Estes, who is regarded as the top UH prospect, was recorded at 6 feet 1 1/2 and 298 pounds.

"I am what I am," he said.

There were two notable absences: quarterback Greg Alexander and defensive end Fetaiagogo "John" Fonoti, whose girlfriend was in the hospital yesterday.

"We understand," Biggs said. "He would have been here. Give him credit for taking care of his girlfriend."

The players were not asked to lift weights or run the 40-yard dash. The Warriors lifted in March, and those results were forwarded to the scouts.

Miano said he did not want the Warriors to run the 40-yard dash on the new artificial surface at UH's Ching Field.

"We love the surface, and it's good for the knees and ankles and shoulders," Miano said. "But it's not good to run a 40 because the surface is slow. It's so soft. It's like running on long grass. As it gets patted down more, it will become a faster surface. We don't want them to have slow times because of the surfaces they're running on."