If I have no-one in my manual draft list (middle column) does the computer automatically pull from the order in Draft List on right column?

i think the computer will pick the player that fits your head coach scheme for offense and for defense if you dont have a manual draft list.

OK thanks so what's the purpose of the right hand column? I thought that's for when your middle colum manual choices have run out as it links to the positions you need according to the settings you make

You are correct, it will pull the top of the right column. You'll notice that as you add manual players, they will match the right column. Beneath that is the auto-picks, which you can control the logic for. Whoever is at the top of the right column when your pick fires is who will be selected.

the left hand column is to show every player
the middle hand column is to show your Manual Priority List (basically players you want )
the right hand column is where either you can select AUTO (picks what players play in the offense/defense your head coach runs) or you can select EDIT (where you can pick to fill in a position that you need help in....like lets say you have ZERO QBS then you can go to edit auto preferences where you can slide that slider over to pick for you or you can i think set a QB Goal Count then once it reaches like 3 QBS then it will start picking other positions)

Cheers guys