Soap Opera News ranked Novlan at number-one on its list of the "Top 15 Soap Newcomers of 2020". Next, Soap Opera Digest recorded that Novlan was one of their "Soaps Hottest Newcomers." Charlie Mason, in Soaps.com's "Daytime Soap Operas Best and Worst of 2020," Novlan was bestowed as the "Best Hire" of the year and the site expressed how he was "fitting in nicely as Finn" on the series. Chanel S. Garner from Soapcentral.com praised Novlan's casting, and emphasizes that "the high point of the year was learning that Tanner Novlan had taken on the role of Dr. John Finnegan." The site named that the series' "Best moment of the year" was when "Finn walks into Steffy's life." Soap Hub placed Novlan at number six on its list of the "Top 10 Soap Opera Newcomers of 2020 We Absolutely Love." The site noted that Novlan, who is "tall, dark, handsome" and whose "calm demeanor" truly "embodies the perfect guy."
