Peter King dropped some interesting details in his Monday column about what wide receiver Golden Tate’s role with the Seahawks might be.

King talks about Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s call to welcome Tate to the team. “He told him to be ready for anything – receiving, returning, rushing… and yes, Wildcatting.”

Tate was a dynamic playmaker at Notre Dame and he lasted until the 60th pick in the Draft because he didn’t have great size (5-foot-11, 195 pounds).

Tate caught 93 passes for 1,496 yards and 15 touchdowns last season. He also rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Tate had nine games with at least 100 receiving yards and two with over 200 yards.

A good comparison for Tate is the Vikings’ Percy Harvin, who is another smaller wide receiver (5-foot-11, 192 pounds) that ran and caught in college. Harvin caught 60 passes for 790 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie in 2009. He returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and averaged 27.5 yards per return. Harvin rushed 15 times for 135 yards.

Seattle got great value for Tate with the 60th pick and he should help a team lacking offensive playmakers.