Cam Kenney poses for a picture at last month’s Middle School Dream All-American game in Frisco, Texas.

Football is a fall sport, but Cam Kenney has spent the summer in pads competing at the highest level. The 14-year-old Hopkinton resident kicked off his summer in mid-June at Football University Camp at Belmont Hill, where he was selected for the Grade 8 Under Armor All-America Game that will be held this winter.

In late June, he went to Georgia for a national lineman showcase known as The Show, put on by NXGen Sports. Then, in July, Kenny took part in a national combine at Wakeland High School in Frisco, Texas, earning a spot on the all-camp team.

During that trip, he was able to take part in the Middle School Dream All-American game at Dallas Cowboys headquarters in Frisco.

It’s been a whirlwind, but Kenney said it has been a lot of fun, too.

“It’s been great,” he said. “It’s been really good competition, great coaching and I got to showcase my skills and have a really good time with some teammates and make some new friends.”

Kenney drew strong reviews from the coaches who watched him compete at camps. Words like “explosive,” “tough” and “aggressive” were among those most often used to describe his game.

While Kenney is done playing football for a few weeks, his preparation for the coming season has not stopped. He is in the gym five days per week and getting set for his first year at Dexter-Southfield School in Brookline. He is hoping to see as much varsity time as possible.

“I need to get myself ready for the bigger, faster kids I am going to be going up against,” Kenney said.

At 6-foot-2, 235 pounds, Kenney is bigger than most eighth graders. But he said he will probably see more snaps at center at the varsity level, since he is a little undersized to play guard. Kenney said he expects to see some JV time as well, and he’ll likely play guard at that level.

Kenney said he wants to stay consistent in the gym and also continue to develop as a pass blocker as the Dexter-Southfield season approaches.

“I want to be the best teammate and the best player I can be,” he said. “I am really excited. I met most of the guys, and they have a really strong team and a really good bond with one another.”

Kenney expects there to be some challenges, including the commute from Hopkinton to Brookline and the workload that comes from playing football and studying at an elite private school. Kenney said he is eager to learn from his older teammates, but he also is confident he can hang on the gridiron with kids who might be three or four years older than he is.

“Competing nationally, I have gone up against kids that are that much older than me,” he said. “I am not too worried about it.”